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

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

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