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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (垂簾) | 垂 | 簾 | |
| simp. (垂帘) | 垂 | 帘 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuéilián
- Wade–Giles: chʻui2-lien2
- Yale: chwéi-lyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweilian
- Palladius: чуйлянь (čujljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 垂憐／垂怜
垂簾／垂帘
- (Standard Chinese)
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.