臣僚

Chinese

		statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official	bureaucrat
simp. and trad. (臣僚)		臣	僚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénliáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénliáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénliáo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-liao²
    • Yale: chén-lyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernliau
    • Palladius: чэньляо (čɛnʹljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

臣僚

1. (historical, in a monarchy) minister; official

Synonyms

• 內臣／内臣 (nèichén) (historical)
• 公僕／公仆 (gōngpú)
• 公務員／公务员 (gōngwùyuán)
• 公職人員／公职人员 (gōngzhí rényuán)
• 君子 (jūnzǐ) (Classical Chinese)
• 官僚 (guānliáo)
• 官吏 (guānlì) (chiefly historical)
• 官員／官员 (guānyuán)
• 官宦 (guānhuàn) (chiefly historical)
• 宦官 (huànguān) (chiefly historical)
• 有司 (yǒusī) (archaic)