From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「垂簾聽政」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「垂簾聽政」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Behind the curtain: When the Empress Dowager or the Queen was in court, a curtain was hung in the hall to separate the court. Listen: Governance. Refers to the empress dowager managing state affairs.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chuí lián tīng zhèng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui4 lim4/lim2 teng1 jing3
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