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Pinyin
chén
Definition
statesman / vassal / courtier / minister / official
臣 [chén]
名
1. 君主时代的官吏,有时亦包括百姓。
- [En.] Official under a feudal ruler; subject.
2. 官吏对君主的自称。
- [En.] Official's self-reference to the ruler.
3. 古人谦称自己。
- [En.] Humble self-reference by ancient people (I).
4. 古代指男性奴隶。
- [En.] Male slave.
释义:
- 同本义 ([En.] male slave)
- 国君所统属的众民 ([En.] subject)
- 君主制时的官吏 ([En.] official under a feudal ruler)
- 君主制时的高级官员; 大臣 ([En.] minister)
- 古人自称 ([En.] I)
- 古代大臣对君的自称
- 对父的自称
- 对一般人的自称。表示自谦
动
1. 役使 ([En.] enslave)
2. 臣服 ([En.] submit oneself to the rule of; acknowledge allegiance to)
在古代,"臣"的字形象征着俯首屈从的状态,表示对君主的臣服。
a ruler and his ministers (old)
(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler)
chancellor (of a monarchy) / cabinet minister
a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state
minister who has given outstanding service
court official (in former times)
to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
the most trustworthy ministers
subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
important minister / major figure in government
this small official / humble servant
official in feudal court / subject
civilian court official (in former times)
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) / to serve
imperial envoy / imperial commissioner / the government inspector
Chechnya, a Russian region in the Caucasus / Chechen
Foreign Secretary / (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
official who dares speak frankly before the emperor