忠臣

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Chinese

loyal
statesman; vassal; courtier
statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
 
simp. and trad.
(忠臣) 		忠 臣

Pronunciation

Noun

忠臣

  1. (literary) loyal minister (showing loyalty to the ruler or the country)

Descendants

  • → Thai: ตงฉิน (dtong-chǐn) (via Teochew)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
忠 臣
ちゅう
Grade: 6 		しん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 忠臣 (MC trjuwng dzyin).

Pronunciation

Noun

忠(ちゅう)臣(しん) • (chūshin) 

  1. a loyal vassal, retainer, or subject
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
忠 臣
ただ
Grade: 6 		おみ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 忠 (tada, “right, just, correct”) +‎ 臣 (omi, “vassal, retainer, subject”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

忠(ただ)臣(おみ) • (Tadaomi) 

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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