"挾天子以令諸侯" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "誅 ^周-王 之 罪… @挾 @天子 以 @令 於 天下，天下 莫 敢 不-聽，此 王 業 也。",
        "2": "To punish the crimes of the King of Zhou... to control the Son of Heaven and give orders to the world (in his name), so that none dare to disobey — this is a king's proper endeavour.",
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      "expansion": "誅周王之罪…挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]诛周王之罪…挟天子以令于天下，天下莫敢不听，此王业也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE\nZhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě. [Pinyin]\nTo punish the crimes of the King of Zhou... to control the Son of Heaven and give orders to the world (in his name), so that none dare to disobey — this is a king's proper endeavour.",
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        "1": "@挾 @天子 而 @令 @諸侯，蓄 士-馬 以 討 不-庭，誰 能 禦 之？",
        "2": "To command the noble princes in the name of the Emperor, while amassing men and horses to attack those who would dare to disobey — who can withstand this?",
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      "expansion": "挾天子而令諸侯，蓄士馬以討不庭，誰能禦之？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]挟天子而令诸侯，蓄士马以讨不庭，谁能御之？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE\nXié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī? [Pinyin]\nTo command the noble princes in the name of the Emperor, while amassing men and horses to attack those who would dare to disobey — who can withstand this?",
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  "etymology_text": "Similar phrases originate from the Warring States period, when Zhang Yi argued for the plan of\n:\n誅周王之罪…挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]诛周王之罪…挟天子以令于天下，天下莫敢不听，此王业也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE\nZhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě. [Pinyin]\nTo punish the crimes of the King of Zhou... to control the Son of Heaven and give orders to the world (in his name), so that none dare to disobey — this is a king's proper endeavour.\nThis was later used to by Ju Shou in his advice to Yuan Shao:\n:\n挾天子而令諸侯，蓄士馬以討不庭，誰能禦之？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]挟天子而令诸侯，蓄士马以讨不庭，谁能御之？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE\nXié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī? [Pinyin]\nTo command the noble princes in the name of the Emperor, while amassing men and horses to attack those who would dare to disobey — who can withstand this?\nHowever, it was probably Cao Cao who was the best known for the pattern of action referred to by the phrase, which was attested with slight variations in the Records of the Three Kingdoms and made widely popular by the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms based on the former.",
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        "to control the emperor to command the nobles"
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        "to assume de facto control of the de jure legitimate government; to be the power behind the throne; to be the éminence grise"
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      "zh-pron": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨ ㄏㄡˊ"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu [Phonetic:xiétiānzíyǐlìngzhūhóu]"
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      "zh-pron": "sié tianzǐh yǐ lìng jhuhóu"
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      ],
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      "zh-pron": "shye tiantzyy yii linq juhour"
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      "zh-pron": "se tjanʹczy i lin čžuxou"
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "hip⁹ tin¹ dzi² ji⁵ ling⁶ dzy¹ hau⁴"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hib⁶ tin¹ ji² yi⁵ ling⁶ ju¹ heo⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɪŋ²² t͡syː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/",
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/hiːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɪŋ²² t͡syː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/"
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    "Cao Cao",
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    "Yuan Shao",
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  "word": "挾天子以令諸侯"
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        "1": "誅 ^周-王 之 罪… @挾 @天子 以 @令 於 天下，天下 莫 敢 不-聽，此 王 業 也。",
        "2": "To punish the crimes of the King of Zhou... to control the Son of Heaven and give orders to the world (in his name), so that none dare to disobey — this is a king's proper endeavour.",
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      "expansion": "誅周王之罪…挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]诛周王之罪…挟天子以令于天下，天下莫敢不听，此王业也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE\nZhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě. [Pinyin]\nTo punish the crimes of the King of Zhou... to control the Son of Heaven and give orders to the world (in his name), so that none dare to disobey — this is a king's proper endeavour.",
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        "1": "@挾 @天子 而 @令 @諸侯，蓄 士-馬 以 討 不-庭，誰 能 禦 之？",
        "2": "To command the noble princes in the name of the Emperor, while amassing men and horses to attack those who would dare to disobey — who can withstand this?",
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        "(figuratively) to assume de facto control of the de jure legitimate government; to be the power behind the throne; to be the éminence grise"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨ ㄏㄡˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "hip⁶ tin¹ zi² ji⁵ ling⁶ zyu¹ hau⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu [Phonetic:xiétiānzíyǐlìngzhūhóu]"
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      "zh-pron": "syé tyān-dž yǐ lìng jū-hóu"
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "hip⁹ tin¹ dzi² ji⁵ ling⁶ dzy¹ hau⁴"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "hib⁶ tin¹ ji² yi⁵ ling⁶ ju¹ heo⁴"
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    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɪŋ²² t͡syː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/",
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      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/hiːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɪŋ²² t͡syː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/"
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    "Warring States period",
    "Yuan Shao",
    "Zhang Yi (Warring States period)"
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  "word": "挾天子以令諸侯"
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