人臣
人臣 rén chén ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ jan4 san4
- an official (in former times)
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More words with these characters
人
臣
- 功臣 gōng chén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ gung1 san4 meritorious official
- 大臣 dà chén ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ daai6 san4 chancellor (of a monarchy)
- 内臣內臣 nèi chén ㄋㄟˋ ㄔㄣˊ noi6 san4 chamberlain
- 史臣 shǐ chén ㄕˇ ㄔㄣˊ si2 san4 official in charge of public records
- 名臣 míng chén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ ming4 san4 important official or statesman (in feudal China)
- 君臣 jūn chén ㄐㄩㄣ ㄔㄣˊ gwan1 san4 a ruler and his ministers (old)
Idioms with these characters
- 百年树人百年樹人 bǎi nián shù rén ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ baak3 nin4 syu6 jan4 (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens
- 不甘后人不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘人后不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 ho2 gou3 jan4 (idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged
- 俯首称臣俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 骨鲠之臣骨鯁之臣 gǔ gěng zhī chén ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄓ ㄔㄣˊ gwat1 gang2 zi1 san4 lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
- 乱臣贼子亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi zǐ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ lyun6 san4 caak6 zi2 rebels and traitors (idiom)
- 谋臣猛将謀臣猛將 móu chén měng jiàng ㄇㄡˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ mau4 san4 maang5 zoeng3 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
- 谋臣如雨謀臣如雨 móu chén rú yǔ ㄇㄡˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ mau4 san4 jyu4 jyu5 strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy