垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

垂 chuí
HSK 6
let down; suspend, hand; down
簾 lián a blind, screen, curtain
聽 tīng hear, listen; understand; obey
政 zhèng
HSK 5
government, political affairs