垂簾

垂簾

See also: 垂帘

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	curtain
trad. (垂簾)		垂	簾
simp. (垂帘)		垂	帘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuílián

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: chuílián
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweilian
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 垂憐／垂怜 垂簾／垂帘

Verb

垂簾

1. (literary, historical) to sit behind a curtain (and handle matters of state)

Usage notes

• A practice which allowed an empress or empress dowager to preside at court, without actually being seen by her subjects (which was forbidden). This would usually be done by the mother of a child emperor.

Derived terms

垂簾聽政／垂帘听政 (chuíliántīngzhèng)