挟天子以令天下
xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​tiān​xià

to control the ruler to rule the country

  • created sense approved 挟天子以令天下/挾天子以令天下 · xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​tiān​xià · to control the ruler to rule the country — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挟天子以令天下 / 挾天子以令天下

    xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​tiān​xià

    to control the ruler to rule the country

    to hold the emperor hostage in order to control the nobles; to use a figurehead's authority to command others

    挟 (literal) → 挟/挾 · xié · to coerce 天子 (literal) → 天子 · tiān​zǐ · emperor 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to order 天下 (literal) → 天下 · tiān​xià · the world

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense