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垂帘听政

chuí lián tīng zhèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

垂簾聽政 垂帘听政 [chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4] /lit. to govern from behind the curtain/to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 垂簾聽政

  • 垂
    chuí

    to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach

  • 帘
    lián

    flag used as a shop sign / hanging screen or curtain

  • 听
    yǐn

    smile (archaic)

    tīng

    to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])

  • 政
    zhèng

    political / politics / government

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.