主忧臣辱 zhǔyōuchénrǔ if the ruler worries the ministers are disgraced Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 主 zhǔ noun monarch monarch; ruler; sovereign忧 憂 yōu nounverb to worry to worry or be concerned; to feel anxious; sorrowful; sad臣 chén subject A high official or a subject of a monarch in dynastic China辱 rǔ noun disgrace disgrace; shame; dishonor; the opposite of 荣 róng
