垂簾
See also: 垂帘
Chinese edit
to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach |
curtain | ||
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trad. (垂簾) | 垂 | 簾 | |
simp. (垂帘) | 垂 | 帘 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
垂簾
Usage notes edit
- A practice which allowed an empress or empress dowager to preside at court, without actually being seen by her subjects (which was forbidden). This would usually be done by the mother of a child emperor.