垂帘听政垂簾聽政

chuí lián tīng zhèng

Meaning

lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)

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垂chuíto hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near士卄帘liánthe flag-sign of a tavern穴巾听tīngto hear, to listen; to understand; to obey口斤政zhènggovernment, politics正攵