挟天子以令诸侯 in English xie2 tian1 zi3 yi3 ling4 zhu1 hou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • (expression) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

Simplified Characters

挟 天 子 以 令 诸 侯

Traditional Characters

挾 天 子 以 令 諸 侯

Pinyin

xie2 tian1 zi3 yi3 ling4 zhu1 hou2

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] 诸zhu1surname Zhu 侯hou2surname Hou