功臣

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
simp. and trad. (功臣)		功	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ san⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-sîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongchén
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-chʻên²
    • Yale: gūng-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongchern
    • Palladius: гунчэнь (gunčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ san⁴
    • Yale: gūng sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kong-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kongsiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

Noun

功臣

1. person who has made an exceptional contribution
2. (historical) subject, minister or official who has rendered outstanding service

Synonyms

• (subject, minister or official): 勛臣／勋臣 (xūnchén)