挟天子以令天下

Traditional: 挾天子以令天下

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià

Dictionary entry

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

What does 挟天子以令天下 mean?

挟天子以令天下 (xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

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挟jiāold variant of 夾|夹[jia1]天tiānday · sky 子zǐson · child 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]令língused in 脊令[ji2 ling2] · used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])下xiàdown · downwards

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挟天子以令天下

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià

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