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)

qiáng jiān
  1. 1 to rape
chú jiān
  1. 1 to weed out the traitors
nèi jiān
  1. 1 undiscovered traitor
  2. 2 enemy within one's own ranks
gōng chén
  1. 1 minister who has given outstanding service
dà chén
  1. 1 chancellor (of a monarchy)
  2. 2 cabinet minister
jiān shāng
  1. 1 unscrupulous businessman
  2. 2 profiteer
  3. 3 shark
  4. 4 dishonest business
jiān xiào
  1. 1 evil smile
  2. 2 sinister smile
jiān zhà
  1. 1 treachery
  2. 2 devious
  3. 3 a rogue
jiān qíng
  1. 1 adultery
jiān xióng
  1. 1 person who seeks advancement by any means
  2. 2 career climber
  3. 3 unscrupulous careerist
zhōng chén
  1. 1 faithful official
hàn jiān
  1. 1 traitor (to China)
Chén
  1. 1 surname Chen
chén fú
  1. 1 to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
  2. 2 to serve
lún jiān
  1. 1 to gang rape
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
rén chén
  1. 1 an official (in former times)
zuò jiān fàn kē
  1. 1 to flout the law
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
míng chén
  1. 1 important official or statesman (in feudal China)

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
无事献殷勤,非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào
  1. 1 one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
无奸不商
wú jiān bù shāng
  1. 1 all businessmen are evil (idiom)
狼狈为奸
láng bèi wéi jiān
  1. 1 villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
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

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.