臣妾
chén qiè
Pinyin

Definition

臣妾
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chén qiè
  1. (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
  2. (archaic) male and female slaves
  3. subjects (of a ruler)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大臣
dà chén
  1. 1 chancellor (of a monarchy)
  2. 2 cabinet minister
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
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
妻妾
qī qiè
  1. 1 wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)
  2. 2 harem
妾
qiè
  1. 1 concubine
  2. 2 I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
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)
妾侍
qiè shì
  1. 1 maids and concubines
家臣
jiā chén
  1. 1 counselor of king or feudal warlord
  2. 2 henchman
宠臣
chǒng chén
  1. 1 favored minister
弄臣
nòng chén
  1. 1 emperor's favorite courtier

Idioms (7)

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
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
  1. 1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
  2. 2 spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
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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