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- state official or subject in dynastic China
- I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
- Kangxi radical 131
- meritorious official
- person who renders exceptional service; hero
- (fig.) sth that plays a vital role
- (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female)
- (archaic) male and female slaves
- subjects (of a ruler)
Trad. 吳任臣
- Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋
- Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
Trad. 開國功臣
- outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)
Trad. 謀臣如雨
- strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
Trad. 謀臣武將
- strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
Trad. 謀臣猛將
- strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
Trad. 防衛大臣
- minister of defense (esp. in Japan)
Trad. 豐臣秀吉
- TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598
Trad. 位極人臣
- to have reached the highest official positions
Trad. 亂臣賊子
- rebels and traitors (idiom)
- general term for scoundrel
- Foreign Secretary
- (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
Trad. 財政大臣
- finance minister
- UK chancellor of exchequer
Trad. 骨鯁之臣
- lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
Trad. 俯首稱臣
- to bow before (idiom)
- to capitulate
Trad. 掌璽大臣
- chancellor (rank in various European states)
- grand chancellor
Trad. 內閣總理大臣
- formal title of the Japanese prime minister
- new emperor, new officials (idiom)
- a new chief brings in new aides