临朝
临朝
lín cháo
to hold a court audience; to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
verb
Traditional: 臨朝
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- (verb) to hold a court audience
- to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)
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Related Words
佛爷(Fó ye)· Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
→安德海(Ān Dé hǎi)· An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后
→慈禧太后(Cí xǐ tài hòu)· Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
→坐冷板凳(zuò lěng bǎn dèng)· to hold an inconsequential job
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