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									Pinyin
									chén
								
                                
                                	
                                							
								
                                
									Definition
									statesman / vassal / courtier / minister / official
								 
						
								
							  
         			    
         			         
                                                                                           臣 [chén]  
名  
1. 君主时代的官吏,有时亦包括百姓。  
    - [En.] Official under a feudal ruler; subject.  
2. 官吏对君主的自称。  
    - [En.] Official's self-reference to the ruler.  
3. 古人谦称自己。  
    - [En.] Humble self-reference by ancient people (I).  
4. 古代指男性奴隶。  
    - [En.] Male slave.  
释义:  
- 同本义 ([En.] male slave)  
- 国君所统属的众民 ([En.] subject)  
- 君主制时的官吏 ([En.] official under a feudal ruler)  
- 君主制时的高级官员; 大臣 ([En.] minister)  
- 古人自称 ([En.] I)  
- 古代大臣对君的自称  
- 对父的自称  
- 对一般人的自称。表示自谦  
动  
1. 役使 ([En.] enslave)  
2. 臣服 ([En.] submit oneself to the rule of; acknowledge allegiance to)  
在古代,"臣"的字形象征着俯首屈从的状态,表示对君主的臣服。                                                                                     
		                      	
							 
                                                                    								               
									              a ruler and his ministers (old)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              chancellor (of a monarchy) / cabinet minister
								                
                                                                    								               
									              a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              minister who has given outstanding service
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              court official (in former times)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              the most trustworthy ministers
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              important minister / major figure in government
								                
                                                                    								               
									              this small official / humble servant
								                
                                                                    								               
									              official in feudal court / subject
								                
                                                                    								               
									              civilian court official (in former times)
								                
                                                                    								               
									              to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) / to serve
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              imperial envoy / imperial commissioner / the government inspector
								                
                                                                    								               
									              Chechnya, a Russian region in the Caucasus / Chechen
								                
                                                                    								               
                                                                    								               
									              Foreign Secretary / (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
								                
                                                                    								               
									              official who dares speak frankly before the emperor