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King outside, emperor inside

diplomatic policy of East Asian countries (Korea, Vietnam, etc.), according to which their monarchs would be titled “king” (王 wang) when dealing with China, but would be referred to as “emperor” (帝 di) internally

Pronunciation
/kɪŋ aʊtˈsaɪd , ˈɛmpərər ɪnˈsaɪd/
/kɪŋ ˈaʊtsʌɪd , ˈɛmpərə ˈɪnsʌɪd/
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