To rule from behind a curtain; to exercise power indirectly, often as a female regent assisting a nominal male ruler.
在家族企业中，虽然名义上的负责人是小儿子，但实际上许多重要决策都是由母亲垂帘听决的。
In the family business, although the nominal head is the youngest son, many important decisions are actually made by the mother ruling from behind a curtain.
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