chuí​lián

to hold court from behind a screen

Senses

垂帘/ 垂簾 chuí​lián to hold court from behind a screen

to rule from behind a screen, referring specifically to an empress or dowager presiding over court affairs on behalf of a young emperor; used in the phrase 垂帘听政 chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng

垂帘/ 垂簾 chuí​lián to hang a curtain

to lower a curtain; can also figuratively describe living a life of leisure or having no official business to attend to

References

synonym 垂帘/垂簾 垂帘听政/垂簾聽政