imperial in-laws; relatives of emperor's mother and wife
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imperial in-laws; relatives on the emperor's mother's and wife's sides
formalHistorical term referring to the maternal relatives of an emperor (mother's side) and the relatives of his wife (consort's side). In imperial China, these families often wielded significant political influence and were frequently involved in court intrigues.
Hàn汉
dài代
wài外
qī戚
shì势
lì力
páng庞
dà大
，
jīng经
cháng常
gān干
yù预
cháo朝
zhèng政
。
In the Han Dynasty, the imperial in-laws' power was vast, and they often interfered in court politics.
Tā他
yī依
kào靠
wài外
qī戚
de的
shēn身
fèn份
huò获
dé得
le了
gāo高
guān官
zhí职
wèi位
。
He obtained a high official position by relying on his status as an imperial in-law.
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Wài外
qī戚
gān干
zhèng政
shì是
dōng东
hàn汉
shuāi衰
luò落
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
Interference in government by imperial in-laws was one of the important reasons for the decline of the Eastern Han.