xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​zhū​hóu

to control the emperor to command the nobles

Senses

挟天子以令诸侯/ 挾天子以令諸侯 xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​zhū​hóu (also xiá​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​zhū​hóu) 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

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