垂簾聽政
chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng

to rule from behind a screen

  • created sense approved 垂帘听政/垂簾聽政 · chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng · to rule from behind a screen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垂帘听政 / 垂簾聽政

    chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng

    to rule from behind a screen

    to rule in place of the emperor from behind a curtain; specifically used when an empress or empress dowager manages state affairs on behalf of a young or weak emperor

    垂帘 (literal) → 垂帘/垂簾 · chuí​lián · to hold court from behind a screen 听政 (literal) → 听政/聽政 · tīng​zhèng · to hold court

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