奸臣
奸臣 jiān chén ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ gaan1 san4
- a treacherous court official
- a minister who conspires against the state
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More words with these characters
奸
- 奸诈奸詐 jiān zhà ㄐㄧㄢ ㄓㄚˋ gaan1 zaa3 treachery
- 㚻奸㚻姦 jī jiān ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄢ variant of 雞姦|鸡奸[ji1 jian1]
- 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
- 奸商 jiān shāng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄤ gaan1 soeng1 profiteer; crooked merchant
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
- 名臣 míng chén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ ming4 san4 important official or statesman (in feudal China)
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
- 狼狈为奸狼狽為奸 láng bèi wéi jiān ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1 villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
- 无奸不商無奸不商 wú jiān bù shāng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ mou4 gaan1 bat1 soeng1 all businessmen are evil (idiom)
- 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