重臣

Chinese

		heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
simp. and trad. (重臣)		重	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung⁶ san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngchén
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-chʻên²
    • Yale: jùng-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqchern
    • Palladius: чжунчэнь (čžunčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung⁶ san⁴
    • Yale: juhng sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung⁶ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung⁶ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²² sɐn²¹/

Noun

重臣

1. (historical) court minister holding a key post; senior statesman

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重	臣
じゅう Grade: 3	しん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

重(じゅう)臣(しん) • (jūshin) 

1. senior statesman
2. chief retainer