挟天子以令诸侯

Traditional: 挾天子以令諸侯

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu

Dictionary entry

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

What does 挟天子以令诸侯 mean?

挟天子以令诸侯 (xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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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])诸Zhūsurname Zhu 侯Hóusurname Hou

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挟天子以令诸侯

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu

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