垂帘听政
Traditional form:
垂簾聽政
Pinyin (reading):
chuíliántīngzhèng
Definitions:
- lit. to govern from behind the curtain
- to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
Characters:
- 垂 - to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
- 帘 - the flag-sign of a tavern
- 听 - to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
- 政 - government, politics
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