垂帘听政
chuílián-tīngzhèngTraditional 垂簾聽政
to rule from behind the curtain (of an empress dowager)
Every meaning
chuílián-tīngzhèng
- to rule from behind the curtain (of an empress dowager)
Its characters
- 垂chuíto hang down; to droop
- 帘liáncurtain; blind
- 听tīngto listen; to hear
- 政zhèngpolitics; government (as in 政治)
Words with 垂
Words with 帘
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.