幕後操縱

to manipulate from behind the scenes / to pull the strings

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

old variant of 幕[mu4] / curtain / screen

behind the scenes

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

old variant of 操[cao1]

to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

variant of 肏[cao4]

to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if