操あやつり人にん形ぎょう

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Meanings

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A doll or figure manipulated by strings, rods, or hands; also used metaphorically for a person controlled by others.

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He is being manipulated by his boss like a puppet.

伝でん統とう的てきな操あやつり人にん形ぎょうの劇げきを見みに行いった。

I went to see a traditional puppet play.

ロボットN1
操り人形 literally means a marionette and is used figuratively for someone manipulated by others, while ロボット in this sense stresses mechanical, will-less obedience.
人にん形ぎょうN4
操り人形 specifically means a string-controlled marionette or a person manipulated like one, whereas 人形 is the general word covering all kinds of dolls and puppets.
傀かい儡らい
操り人形 specifically names a string-operated marionette, while 傀儡 is broader and can describe any manipulated figure or a figuratively controlled person.

Compound of 操り (ayatsuri, 'manipulation', the continuative form of 操る ayatsuru 'to manipulate') + 人形 (ningyō, 'doll').