chè​lián

to hand over power

  • created sense approved 撤帘/撤簾 · chè​lián · to hand over power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撤帘 / 撤簾

    chè​lián

    to hand over power

    To end the regency of an empress dowager by removing the screen and returning government power to the young emperor when he comes of age.

    撤, 帘

    撤 (literal) → 撤 · chè · to remove 帘 (literal) → 帘 · lián · curtain

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