ㄔㄨㄟˊchuíㄌㄧㄢˊliánㄊㄧㄥˋtìngㄓㄥˋzhèng

  1. 臨朝管理國事五代史平話··》:翌日百官太后臨朝垂簾聽政。」三國演義·》:娘娘臨朝垂簾聽政國舅重大。」

lit. to govern from behind the curtain, to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)​