xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
挟
xié
(bound form) to clasp under the arm
天
tiān
day
子
zǐ
son
以
yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
令
lìng
to order
诸
zhū
all
侯
hóu
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
