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挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯
挟天子令诸侯

挟天子令诸侯 — “Hold the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords”

挟天子令诸侯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to control a person in a position of authority and use their name or power to issue orders or command others, typically for one's own advantage; to exert influence through a figurehead”. Literally, “Hold the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords”.

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挟天子令诸侯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挟天子令诸侯 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挟		xié9hold under arm, coerce, harbor
天		tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
子		zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing
令		lìng5order, cause, make, season
诸		zhū10all, various, many
侯		hóu9marquis or feudal lord

Example Sentence with 挟天子令诸侯

公司里有些资深员工，虽然没有正式职务，却常常通过影响部门经理来推行自己的想法，这就像是挟天子令诸侯一样。
Some senior employees in the company, though without formal positions, often promote their ideas by influencing department managers, which is like exerting influence through a figurehead.

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Questions about 挟天子令诸侯

What does 挟天子令诸侯 mean?

挟天子令诸侯 (xié tiān zǐ lìng zhū hóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to control a person in a position of authority and use their name or power to issue orders or command others, typically for one's own advantage; to exert influence through a figurehead”.

How do you pronounce 挟天子令诸侯?

挟天子令诸侯 is pronounced xié tiān zǐ lìng zhū hóu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 挟天子令诸侯 literally mean?

Literally, 挟天子令诸侯 means “Hold the Son of Heaven to command the feudal lords”. It is used to mean “to control a person in a position of authority and use their name or power to issue orders or command others, typically for one's own advantage; to exert influence through a figurehead”.

What is the Chinese definition of 挟天子令诸侯?

挟：挟制；诸侯：帝王分封的列国统治者。挟制着皇帝，用其名义号令诸侯。比喻借用名义按自己的意思去指挥别人