xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià

Traditional: 挾天子以令天下

挟天子以令天下 (xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià) is a Chinese word meaning “(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country”.

Meanings

  1. 1(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

Characters in 挟天子以令天下

挟xié · (bound form) to clasp under the arm天tiān · day子zǐ · son以yǐ · to use令líng · used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]天tiān · day下xià · down

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