告御狀

Simplified: 告御状

gàoyùzhuàng ㄍㄠˋ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

    • to take a complaint to the highest authorities, bypassing local ones
    • to petition the emperor directly

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
complain to the emperor
Meaning
Formerly to petition the emperor directly; now to take a complaint to the highest authorities, bypassing local ones.

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