權臣

Chinese

		authority; power; right	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (權臣)		權	臣
simp. (权臣)		权	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quánchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quánchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuánchén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan²-chʻên²
    • Yale: chywán-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuanchern
    • Palladius: цюаньчэнь (cjuanʹčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Noun

權臣

1. (historical or literary) powerful minister; domineering minister