幕后

behind the scenes

curtain or screen / canopy or tent / headquarters of a general / act (of a play)

old variant of 幕[mu4] / curtain / screen

empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

to manipulate from behind the scenes / to pull the strings

news from behind the scenes / stage gossip

malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand