亂臣賊子

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Chinese

		renegade minister; traitorous government minister
trad. (亂臣賊子)		亂臣	賊子
simp. (乱臣贼子)		乱臣	贼子

Etymology

From Mencius:

孔子成《春秋》，而亂臣賊子懼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

孔子成《春秋》，而乱臣贼子惧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Kǒngzǐ chéng “chūnqiū”, ér luànchénzéizǐ jù.

Confucius completed the "Spring and Autumn," and rebellious ministers and villainous sons were struck with terror.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): luànchénzéizǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun⁶ san⁴ caak⁶ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: luànchénzéizǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: luànchénzéizǐh
  - Wade–Giles: luan⁴-chʻên²-tsei²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: lwàn-chén-dzéi-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luanncherntzeirtzyy
  - Palladius: луаньчэньцзэйцзы (luanʹčɛnʹczɛjczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lyun⁶ san⁴ caak⁶ zi²
  - Yale: lyuhn sàhn chaahk jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lyn⁶ san⁴ tsaak⁹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lün⁶ sen⁴ cag⁶ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyːn²² sɐn²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

亂臣賊子

rebellious minister disloyal to the monarch

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