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挟天子以令诸侯

xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu

7-character word Traditional 挾天子以令諸侯

What 挟天子以令诸侯 means

1. (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

The characters in 挟天子以令诸侯

• 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
• 诸zhūall; various
• 侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位; nobleman…