群臣
Chinese
crowd; flock; group | statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official | ||
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trad. (群臣/羣臣) | 群/羣 | 臣 | |
simp. (群臣) | 群 | 臣 |
Pronunciation
Noun
群臣
- large number of officials
- 群臣百有餘人皆絕去其冠纓而上火,卒盡懽而罷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 77 B.C.E., 劉向 (Liu Xiang), 《說苑》 (Garden of Stories), chapter 6
- Qúnchén bǎi yǒuyú rén jiē jué qù qí guānyīng ér shànghuǒ, zú jìn huān ér bà. [Pinyin]
- After more than 100 ministers removed the cords which held their headpieces in place, all of the candles were relit. All of the king's subjects were happy, and that was the end of it.
群臣百有余人皆绝去其冠缨而上火,卒尽欢而罢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (archaic) 朋友 (péngyǒu)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (群臣):
- → Japanese: 群臣 (gunshin)
- → Korean: 군신(群臣) (gunsin)
- → Vietnamese: quần thần (群臣)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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群 | 臣 |
ぐん Grade: 4 | しん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Noun
群臣 • (gunshin)
- a large number of retainers