南面称王 (南面稱王) nán miàn chēng wáng

nán miàn chēng wáng set phrase call oneself king
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Since the ruler faces south (Guoyu '南面稱王')

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• 卷二百一十一 列傳第一百三十六 藩鎮鎮冀 Volume 211 Biographies 136: Buffer Region Zhenji New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 1
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• 卷五十六 列傳第二十六 江統 孫楚 Volume 56 Biographies 26: Jiang Tong; Sun Chu Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1