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

垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
ch+uí·2nd tonel+ián·2nd tonet+īng·1st tonezh+èng·4th tone
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lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs · to take matters into one's own hands越俎代庖yuè zǔ dài páofemale chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority · women meddle in politics · The female wears the trousers.牝鸡司晨pìn jī sī chén
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