奸臣
jiān chén
Pinyin

Definition

奸臣
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jiān chén
  1. a treacherous court official
  2. a minister who conspires against the state

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

强奸
qiáng jiān
  1. 1 to rape
锄奸
chú jiān
  1. 1 to weed out the traitors
内奸
nèi jiān
  1. 1 undiscovered traitor
  2. 2 enemy within one's own ranks
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

Idioms (12)

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
大奸似忠
dà jiān sì zhōng
  1. 1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
  1. 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child

Sample Sentences

屈原本来是楚国的重要官员，后来因为被奸臣陷害，得罪了楚王，就被放逐到了汉水以北的地方。
Qū Yuán běnlái shì Chǔguó de zhòngyào guānyuán ，hòulái yīnwèi bèi jiānchén xiànhài ，dézuì le Chǔ wáng ，jiù bèi fàngzhú dào le hànshuǐ yǐběide dìfang 。
Qu Yuan was an very important official in the state of Chu. He was later framed by treacherous state officials and ended up offending the king. He was then banished to the northern regions of the Han River.
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