稱臣
See also: 称臣
Chinese
to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable |
statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official | ||
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trad. (稱臣) | 稱 | 臣 | |
simp. (称臣) | 称 | 臣 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chēngchén
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chengchén
- Wade–Giles: chʻêng1-chʻên2
- Yale: chēng-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengchern
- Palladius: чэнчэнь (čɛnčɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cing1 san4
- Yale: chīng sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 san4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
- Homophones:
清晨
稱臣 / 称臣
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Verb
稱臣
- (literary) to submit to; to give allegiance to; to declare oneself a vassal to a feudal state
- (literary) to be subjugated; to concede defeat