社稷之臣

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Chinese

gods of the soil and harvest 's; him/her/it; this
statesman; vassal; courtier
statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
 
trad. (社稷之臣) 社稷
simp. #(社稷之臣) 社稷

Pronunciation


Noun

社稷之臣

  1. (archaic) an important and influential national-level senior minister

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (社稷之臣):
  • Korean: 사직지신(社稷之臣) (sajikjisin)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃ
Grade: 2
しょく
Hyōgai

Jinmeiyō
しん
Grade: 4
on'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
社稷之臣 (kyūjitai)
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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

社稷之臣 (sajikjisin) (hangeul 사직지신)

  1. hanja form? of 사직지신