created reference approved 垂帘/垂簾 → 垂帘听政/垂簾聽政 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
垂帘 / 垂簾 chuílián
垂帘听政 / 垂簾聽政 chuíliántīngzhèng
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 垂帘/垂簾 · chuílián · to hold court from behind a screen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
垂帘 / 垂簾
chuílián
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|垂簾聽政|chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4]]
垂 (literal) → 垂 · chuí · to hang down 帘 (literal) → 帘 · lián · curtain
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 垂帘/垂簾 · chuílián · to hang a curtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
垂帘 / 垂簾
chuílián
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
垂 (literal) → 垂 · chuí · to hang down 帘 (literal) → 帘 · lián · curtain
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition