puppet show; mere figurehead
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
puppet show; puppet theatre
neutralA traditional Chinese performing art where stories are told through manipulated puppets.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
zuì最
xǐ喜
huan欢
kàn看
zhèn镇
shàng上
de的
kuǐ傀
lěi儡
xì戏
。
When I was a child, I loved watching the puppet shows in town the most.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bù布
dài袋
xì戏
shì是
kuǐ傀
lěi儡
xì戏
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
。
This kind of glove puppetry is a type of puppet theatre.
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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zhèng正
zài在
zhǎn展
lǎn览
gǔ古
dài代
de的
kuǐ傀
lěi儡
xì戏
dào道
jù具
。
The museum is exhibiting ancient puppet theatre props.
noun
puppet government; figurehead; marionette
formalOften used metaphorically in political or organizational contexts to describe a person or regime that appears to be in power but is actually controlled by others.
Nà那
ge个
zhèng政
quán权
bù不
guò过
shì是
liè列
qiáng强
cāo操
kòng控
xià下
de的
kuǐ傀
lěi儡
xì戏
。
That regime is nothing but a puppet show manipulated by the great powers.
Tā他
zài在
gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
kuǐ傀
lěi儡
xì戏
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
jué决
dìng定
dōu都
shì是
lǎo老
bǎn板
zuò做
de的
。
He is just a figurehead in the company; all decisions are made by the boss.