垂帘听政 — Chinese idiom
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
Traditional: 垂簾聽政
Meaning
- lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- to rule in place of the emperor
Character by character
- 垂chuíto hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; alm
- 帘liánthe flag-sign of a tavern
- 听tīngto hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
- 政zhènggovernment, politics
Idioms sharing a character
- 功败垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng
- 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ
- 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng
- 垂死挣扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ
- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī
- 垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì
- 染指垂涎 rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
- 映入眼帘 yìng rù yǎn lián
- 以正视听 yǐ zhèng shì tīng
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