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[1] [n] subject; vassal [2] [v] subjugate; conquer [3] [n] minister; statesman; official [4] a term for "I" used when addressing the king or emperor [5] a polite term for "I" Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 臣 (#131)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 7586 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Apr 2014 23:49 |
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箍臣
ku1 seon2 = a cushion (loanword) 粵
拉臣
laai1 san4*2 = a license (loanword)
大臣
daai6 san4 = chancellor; minister
花臣
faa1 san4*2 = fashion (as a loanword) 粵
老臣子
lou5 san4 zi2 = an elder (in a company) 粵
內臣
noi6 san4 = chamberlain
朝臣
ciu4 san4 = a courtier
卜臣
buk1 san4*2 = [n] boxing
打卜臣
daa2 buk1 san4*2 = [v] (playing sport of) boxing, to box
重臣
zung6 san4 = important minister; major figure in government
開功臣
hoi1 gung1 san4 = an elder (in a company) 粵
功臣
gung1 san4 = a person who has offered up outstanding service; meritorious statesman
微臣
mei4 san4 = 1. your humble servant 2. a small official (in ancient times)
奸臣
gaan1 gan4 = a treacherous court official
車臣
ce1 san4 = Chechnya; Chechen
車臣國
ce1 san4 gwok3 = Chechen Republic, Chechnya
車臣人
ce1 san4 jan4 = Chechen, a person from Chechnya
屈臣氏
wat1 san4 si6*2 = Watson's (pharmacy/chemist chain in HK/Asia)
外交大臣
ngoi6 gaau1 daai6 san4 = (UK) Foreign Secretary; Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
車臣游擊隊
ce1 san4 jau4 gik1 deoi6*2 = Chechen terrorists
欽差大臣
jam1 caai1 daai6 san4 = imperial envoy; government-appointed commissioner
寵臣
cung2 san4 = favoured minister
佞臣
ning6 san4 = a cunning minister adept at flattery |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+81e3 (off-site link)
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