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

Pronunciations

• British English

  /ˈkɪŋ ˈaʊtsaɪd , ˈɛmpəɹə ɪnˈsaɪd/Open converter

• American English

  /ˈkɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd , ˈɛmpɚɚ ˈɪnˌsaɪd/Open converter

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