垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
Pinyin

Definition

垂帘听政
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chuí lián tīng zhèng
  1. lit. to govern from behind the curtain
  2. to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

政府
zhèng fǔ
  1. 1 government
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
政治
zhèng zhì
  1. 1 politics
  2. 2 political
政策
zhèng cè
  1. 1 policy
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下垂
xià chuí
  1. 1 to droop
  2. 2 to sag
  3. 3 to hang down
  4. 4 sagging
  5. 5 drooping
  6. 6 prolapse (medicine)
低垂
dī chuí
  1. 1 to droop
  2. 2 to hang low
垂下
chuí xià
  1. 1 to hang down
垂死
chuí sǐ
  1. 1 dying
垂涎
chuí xián
  1. 1 to water at the mouth
  2. 2 to drool
垂泪
chuí lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears
垂直
chuí zhí
  1. 1 perpendicular
  2. 2 vertical
垂钓
chuí diào
  1. 1 angling
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
执政
zhí zhèng
  1. 1 to hold power
  2. 2 in office
执政者
zhí zhèng zhě
  1. 1 ruler
执政党
zhí zhèng dǎng
  1. 1 ruling party
  2. 2 the party in power
家政
jiā zhèng
  1. 1 housekeeping
专政
zhuān zhèng
  1. 1 dictatorship
市政
shì zhèng
  1. 1 municipal administration
市政府
shì zhèng fǔ
  1. 1 city hall
  2. 2 city government
市政厅
shì zhèng tīng
  1. 1 city hall

Idioms (16)

上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
勤政廉政
qín zhèng lián zhèng
  1. 1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
  1. 1 to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. 2 to yearn for
  3. 3 to covet
  4. 4 to crave
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
  1. 1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
  2. 2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
政通人和
zhèng tōng rén hé
  1. 1 efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
  1. 1 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
  1. 1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)
苛政猛于虎
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
  1. 1 tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
  1. 1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)

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