稱臣

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Chinese

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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)
simp. (称臣)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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