奸臣 jiān chén ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ gaan1 san4
- a treacherous court official
- a minister who conspires against the state
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奸
- 奸诈 奸詐 jiān zhà ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓㄚˋ gaan1 zaa3 treachery
- 㚻奸 㚻姦 jī jiān ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄢ variant of 鸡奸
- 内奸 內奸 nèi jiān ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢ noi6 gaan1 undiscovered traitor
- 奸人 jiān rén ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ gaan1 jan4 crafty scoundrel
- 奸佞 jiān nìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˋ gaan1 ning6 crafty and fawning
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- 奸商 jiān shāng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄤ gaan1 soeng1 profiteer; crooked merchant
- 奸夫 jiān fū ㄐㄧㄢ ㄈㄨ gaan1 fu1 male adulterer
- 奸宄 jiān guǐ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˇ gaan1 gwai2 evildoer; malefactor
- 奸官 jiān guān ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ gaan1 gun1 a treacherous official
- 奸徒 jiān tú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄨˊ gaan1 tou4 a crafty villain
- 奸恶 奸惡 jiān è ㄐㄧㄢ ㄜˋ gaan1 ok3 crafty and evil
- 奸民 jiān mín ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gaan1 man4 a scoundrel
- 奸滑 jiān huá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˊ gaan1 waat6 variant of 奸猾
- 奸狡 jiān jiǎo ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ gaan1 gaau2 devious
- 奸猾 jiān huá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˊ gaan1 waat6 treacherous
- 奸笑 jiān xiào ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gaan1 siu3 evil smile
- 奸细 奸細 jiān xi ㄐㄧㄢ ˙ㄒㄧ gaan1 sai3 a spy
- 奸计 奸計 jiān jì ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ gaan1 gai3 evil plan
- 奸贼 奸賊 jiān zéi ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄟˊ gaan1 caak6 a traitor
- 奸邪 jiān xié ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˊ gaan1 ce4 crafty and evil
臣
- 功臣 gōng chén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ gung1 san4 meritorious official
- 大臣 dà chén ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ daai6 san4 chancellor (of a monarchy)
- 人臣 rén chén ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ jan4 san4 an official (in former times)
- 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
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- 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)
- 家臣 jiā chén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄣˊ gaa1 san4 counselor of king or feudal warlord
- 宠臣 寵臣 chǒng chén ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ cung2 san4 favored minister
- 弄臣 nòng chén ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄣˊ lung6 san4 emperor's favorite courtier
- 微臣 wēi chén ㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ mei4 san4 this small official
- 忠臣 zhōng chén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ zung1 san4 faithful official
- 文臣 wén chén ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ man4 san4 civilian court official (in former times)
- 朝臣 cháo chén ㄔㄠˊ ㄔㄣˊ ciu4 san4 court councilor
- 柄臣 bǐng chén ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ bing3 san4 powerful official
- 争臣 爭臣 zhēng chén ㄓㄥ ㄔㄣˊ zang1 san4 minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
- 臣下 chén xià ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ san4 haa6 official in feudal court
- 臣仆 臣僕 chén pú ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄨˊ san4 buk6 servant
- 臣僚 chén liáo ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ san4 liu4 court official (in former times)
- 臣妾 chén qiè ㄔㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄝˋ san4 cip3 (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
Idioms with these characters
- 大奸似忠 大姦似忠 dà jiān sì zhōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄓㄨㄥ daai6 gaan1 ci5 zung1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
- 姑息养奸 姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 奸官污吏 jiān guān wū lì ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gaan1 gun1 wu1 lei6 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
- 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)
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- 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
- 谋臣武将 謀臣武將 móu chén wǔ jiàng ㄇㄡˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ mau4 san4 mou5 zoeng3 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)