to manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull the strings
trad. 幕後操縱
Also written 幕後操縱【mù hòu cāo zòng】
Characters in this word
4幕
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curtain or screen, canopy or tent, headquarters of a general, act (of a play)
- Pinyin
- mù
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 19829 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500
操
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old variant of 操[cao1]
- Pinyin
- cāo
- Traditional
- 撡
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 979 of 2500
纵
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vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]), from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1]), military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1]), (bound form) to release (a captive), to indulge, to leap up, (literary) even if
- Pinyin
- zòng
- Traditional
- 縱
- Strokes
- 7