created sense approved 挟天子以令诸侯/挾天子以令諸侯 · xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu · to control the emperor to command the nobles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挟天子以令诸侯 / 挾天子以令諸侯
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu
to control the emperor to command the nobles
(idiom) to hold the emperor hostage and command his vassals in his name; to use the name of a superior or a powerful person to order others around
xiátiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu
挟 (literal) → 挟/挾 · xié · to coerce 天子 (literal) → 天子 · tiānzǐ · emperor 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to order 诸侯 (literal) → 诸侯/諸侯 · zhūhóu · feudal lords
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