垂簾聽政

lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)

Characters and words in 垂簾聽政

to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach

垂 = 壬 + 工 + 工 : The cat o' nine tails (壬) has been chasing Chantal Chicken (chu) all around the Eiffel Tower. In the kitchen (ei2) there is a weeping willow (垂, 垂柳) on which Chantal Chicken sits. Next to the willow, the cat o' nine tails is approaching. Both of them are holding a steel beam (工) in their hands to use as sword in their final encounter.

帘

簾

lián = li + an2

hanging screen or curtain

帘 = 巾 + 穴 : Li Qingzhao (li) is creating a new flag to be used by the anthill as a shop sign (帘). She's painting very beautiful cave paintings (穴) on a towel (巾) just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). The owner is skeptic about his anthill being a cave or not, but he likes the flag anyway.

听

聽

tìng = ti + (e)ng4

(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow

听

聽

ti̅ng = ti + (e)ng1

to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])

听 = 口 + 斤 : Mother Teresa (ti) is listening to the sound that is made when a barbell (斤) squashes a mandarin (口) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

政

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

political / politics / government

政 = 攵 + 正 : As James II of England (zh) became a powerful politician (政) he used his power for many crazy laws. For example, he once ordered a stick figure (正) to tear down the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) using a sledgehammer (攵).

Words with 垂簾聽政

垂簾聽政 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 垂簾聽政

垂簾聽政 currently does not appear in any sentence.