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挟天子以令天下
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià
Traditional: 挾天子以令天下
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
Character Breakdown
挟
xié
to seize; to hold to one's bosom
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
令
lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
HSK 5
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1
Additional Information
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Chinese
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