稱臣

See also: 称臣

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (稱臣)		稱	臣
simp. (称臣)		称	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ san⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengchén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-chʻên²
    • Yale: chēng-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengchern
    • Palladius: чэнчэнь (čɛnčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cing¹ san⁴
    • Yale: chīng sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 清晨 稱臣／称臣

Verb

稱臣

1. (literary) to submit to; to give allegiance to; to declare oneself a vassal to a feudal state
2. (literary) to be subjugated; to concede defeat