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Open the tool →后台老板 (hòu tái lǎo bǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the real power behind the scenes”.
后台老板 is pronounced hòu tái lǎo bǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 后台老板 means “backstage boss”. It is used to mean “the real power behind the scenes”.
戏班子的老板。指背后操纵、支持的人或集团。