垂帘听政
chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng

regency

  • created sense approved 垂帘听政/垂簾聽政 · chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng · regency

    垂帘听政 / 垂簾聽政

    chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng

    regency

    to govern from behind a curtain; typically refers to an empress or empress dowager exercising state power in place of a minor or figurehead emperor

    慈禧太后曾多次垂帘听政，掌控大清帝国的最高权力。

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