"挾天子以令諸侯" meaning in Chinese

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      "english": "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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      "ref": " The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE",
      "roman": "Zhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě.",
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      "text": "誅周王之罪…挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也。",
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      "english": "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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      "tags": [
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      "text": "诛周王之罪…挟天子以令于天下，天下莫敢不听，此王业也。",
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    },
    {
      "english": "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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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Xié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī?",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "挾天子而令諸侯，蓄士馬以討不庭，誰能禦之？",
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      "roman": "Xié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī?",
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      ],
      "text": "挟天子而令诸侯，蓄士马以讨不庭，谁能御之？",
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    }
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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",
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      "zh-pron": "xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu [Phonetic:xiétiānzíyǐlìngzhūhóu]"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
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    },
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "syé tyān-dž yǐ lìng jū-hóu"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shye tiantzyy yii linq juhour"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "се тяньцзы и лин чжухоу"
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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",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "hip⁹ tin¹ dzi² ji⁵ ling⁶ dzy¹ hau⁴"
    },
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        "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/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːp̚² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ jiː¹³ lɪŋ²² t͡syː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/"
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    "Cao Cao",
    "Ju Shou",
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    "Romance of the Three Kingdoms",
    "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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    "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
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    "Chinese terms spelled with 挾",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 諸",
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  "etymology_examples": [
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      "english": "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.",
      "raw_tags": [
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
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      "roman": "Zhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě.",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "誅周王之罪…挾天子以令於天下，天下莫敢不聽，此王業也。",
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      "english": "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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        "Simplified Chinese"
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      "roman": "Zhū Zhōuwáng zhī zuì... Xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng yú tiānxià, tiānxià mò gǎn bùtīng, cǐ wáng yè yě.",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "诛周王之罪…挟天子以令于天下，天下莫敢不听，此王业也。",
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        "Traditional Chinese"
      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Xié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī?",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "挾天子而令諸侯，蓄士馬以討不庭，誰能禦之？",
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      ],
      "ref": " The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE",
      "roman": "Xié tiānzǐ ér lìng zhūhóu, xù shìmǎ yǐ tǎo bùtíng, shéi néng yù zhī?",
      "tags": [
        "Pinyin"
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      "text": "挟天子而令诸侯，蓄士马以讨不庭，谁能御之？",
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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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      "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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      "zh-pron": "hip⁶ tin¹ zi² ji⁵ ling⁶ zyu¹ hau⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "sié tianzǐh yǐ lìng jhuhóu"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsieh² tʻien¹-tzŭ³ i³ ling⁴ chu¹-hou²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syé tyān-dž yǐ lìng jū-hóu"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shye tiantzyy yii linq juhour"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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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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      "zh-pron": "hihp tīn jí yíh lihng jyū hàuh"
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      "zh-pron": "hip⁹ tin¹ dzi² ji⁵ ling⁶ dzy¹ hau⁴"
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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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