挟天子以令天下 in English xie2 tian1 zi3 yi3 ling4 tian1 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

• (expression) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

Pinyin

xie2 tian1 zi3 yi3 ling4 tian1 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

挟xie2old variant of 夾|夹[jia1] 天tian1day 子zi5son 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 令ling4see 令狐[Ling2 hu2] 天tian1day 下xia4down