垂帘听政 chuí lián tīng zhèng | OtterDict

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垂帘听政

chuíliántīngzhèng

lit. to govern from behind the curtain

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- ，。
  She ruled behind the curtain, holding the nation's power in her hands.
貳动verb
to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
- 。
  The Empress Dowager Cixi governed the country from behind a curtain.

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垂帘听政

Traditional垂簾聽政

chuíliántīngzhèng

lit. to govern from behind the curtain

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- ，。
  She ruled behind the curtain, holding the nation's power in her hands.
貳动verb
to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
- 。
  The Empress Dowager Cixi governed the country from behind a curtain.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

垂

土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
垂(hang down; droop)ASSOCIATIVE

Branches and leaves drooping down to touch the ground show the image of the character meaning to hang or droop.

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