chuí​lián

to hold court from behind a screen

  • 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 chuí​lián

    垂帘听政 / 垂簾聽政 chuí​lián​tīng​zhèng

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 垂帘/垂簾 · chuí​lián · to hold court from behind a screen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|垂簾聽政|chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4]]

    垂 (literal) → 垂 · chuí · to hang down 帘 (literal) → 帘 · lián · curtain

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 垂帘/垂簾 · chuí​lián · to hang a curtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    垂 (literal) → 垂 · chuí · to hang down 帘 (literal) → 帘 · lián · curtain

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