挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

Characters

Character Meaning
to coerce; to clasp under the arm; old variant of jiā
day; sky; heaven
(noun suffix); son; child
to use; by means of; according to
to cause; to make sth happen; to order
all; various; surname Zhu
surname Hou; nobleman or high official