逆臣
nì chén
Pinyin

Definition

逆臣
 - 
nì chén
  1. rebellious minister

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

叛逆
pàn nì
  1. 1 to rebel
  2. 2 to revolt
  3. 3 a rebel
臣
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
逆
nì
  1. 1 contrary
  2. 2 opposite
  3. 3 backwards
  4. 4 to go against
  5. 5 to oppose
  6. 6 to betray
  7. 7 to rebel
逆境
nì jìng
  1. 1 adversity
  2. 2 predicament
逆袭
nì xí
  1. 1 counterattack
逆转
nì zhuǎn
  1. 1 to turn back
  2. 2 to reverse
功臣
gōng chén
  1. 1 minister who has given outstanding service
大臣
dà chén
  1. 1 chancellor (of a monarchy)
  2. 2 cabinet minister
大逆不道
dà nì bù dào
  1. 1 disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
忠臣
zhōng chén
  1. 1 faithful official
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
臣服
chén fú
  1. 1 to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
  2. 2 to serve
逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu
  1. 1 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
  2. 2 to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
逆光
nì guāng
  1. 1 backlighting (lighting design)
逆反
nì fǎn
  1. 1 rebellious behavior
  2. 2 opposite
  3. 3 ob-
逆向
nì xiàng
  1. 1 backwards
  2. 2 reverse direction
逆天
nì tiān
  1. 1 to be in defiance of the natural order
逆差
nì chā
  1. 1 adverse trade balance
  2. 2 trade deficit
逆旅
nì lu:3
  1. 1 guest-house
  2. 2 inn
逆时针
nì shí zhēn
  1. 1 anticlockwise
  2. 2 counterclockwise

Idioms (14)

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
谋臣如雨
móu chén rú yǔ
  1. 1 strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
谋臣武将
móu chén wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
谋臣猛将
móu chén měng jiàng
  1. 1 strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
逆来顺受
nì lái shùn shòu
  1. 1 to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
  2. 2 to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
逆水行舟，不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
  1. 1 like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán
  1. 1 speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
  2. 2 home truths (that one does not want to hear)
逆行倒施
nì xíng dǎo shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
违天逆理
wéi tiān nì lǐ
  1. 1 lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character
骨鲠之臣
gǔ gěng zhī chén
  1. 1 lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism

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