臣僚
chén liáo
Pinyin

Definition

臣僚
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chén liáo
  1. court official (in former times)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大臣
dà chén
  1. 1 chancellor (of a monarchy)
  2. 2 cabinet minister
官僚
guān liáo
  1. 1 bureaucrat
  2. 2 bureaucracy
  3. 3 bureaucratic
臣
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
功臣
gōng chén
  1. 1 minister who has given outstanding service
同僚
tóng liáo
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 fellow-worker
君臣
jūn chén
  1. 1 a ruler and his ministers (old)
奸臣
jiān chén
  1. 1 a treacherous court official
  2. 2 a minister who conspires against the state
官僚主义
guān liáo zhǔ yì
  1. 1 bureaucracy
幕僚
mù liáo
  1. 1 aids and advisors of top officials
忠臣
zhōng chén
  1. 1 faithful official
朝臣
cháo chén
  1. 1 court councilor
臣子
chén zǐ
  1. 1 official in feudal court
  2. 2 subject
臣服
chén fú
  1. 1 to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
  2. 2 to serve
臣民
chén mín
  1. 1 subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
人臣
rén chén
  1. 1 an official (in former times)
名臣
míng chén
  1. 1 important official or statesman (in feudal China)
家臣
jiā chén
  1. 1 counselor of king or feudal warlord
  2. 2 henchman
宠臣
chǒng chén
  1. 1 favored minister

Idioms (6)

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
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)
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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