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挟天子以令天下

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià

7-character word Traditional 挾天子以令天下

What 挟天子以令天下 means

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

The characters in 挟天子以令天下

• 挟xié(bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce…
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 令lìngto order; to command; an order
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below