挟天子以令天下挾天子以令天下

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià

Meaning

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

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挟xiéto seize; to hold to one's bosom扌夹天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial一大子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing了一以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then人令lìngcommand, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause人下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜