垂簾聽政
See also: 垂帘听政
Chinese
to sit behind a curtain | to handle matters of state | ||
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trad. (垂簾聽政) | 垂簾 | 聽政 | |
simp. (垂帘听政) | 垂帘 | 听政 | |
Literally: “to handle matters of state behind a curtain”. |
Etymology
The idiom arose from a practice in ancient China, by which a royal lady, as an empress or empress dowager, was allowed to preside over the imperial court without actually being seen by her subjects, because women were prohibited from politics. This would usually be done by the mother of a child emperor.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéiliántingjhèng
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-lien2-tʻing1-chêng4
- Yale: chwéi-lyán-tīng-jèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweiliantingjenq
- Palladius: чуйляньтинчжэн (čujljanʹtinčžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéiliántìngjhèng
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-lien2-tʻing4-chêng4
- Yale: chwéi-lyán-tìng-jèng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweiliantinqjenq
- Palladius: чуйляньтинчжэн (čujljanʹtinčžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seoi4 lim4 ting3 zing3
- Yale: sèuih lìhm ting jing
- Cantonese Pinyin: soey4 lim4 ting3 dzing3
- Guangdong Romanization: sêu4 lim4 ting3 jing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵy̯²¹ liːm²¹ tʰɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 垂簾聽政
- (historical) to rule in place of a monarch; to serve as regent
- 皇上龍體違和,正需要靜養。懇請皇太后垂簾聽政,以安天下人心! [MSC, trad.]
- From: The Firmament of the Pleiades
- Huángshàng lóngtǐ wéihé, zhèng xūyào jìngyǎng. Kěnqǐng huángtàihòu chuíliántīngzhèng, yǐ ān tiānxià rénxīn! [Pinyin]
- His Majesty's imperial body is unwell and now needs rest. We earnestly beg Empress Dowager to rule the empire from behind the curtain, so as to pacify public sentiment throughout this realm under heaven!
皇上龙体违和,正需要静养。恳请皇太后垂帘听政,以安天下人心! [MSC, simp.]
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