主辱臣死 zhǔrǔchénsǐ if the lord is insulted the ministers die Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 主 zhǔ noun monarch monarch; ruler; sovereign辱 rǔ verbnoun to insult to insult; to bring shame to; to bring disgrace upon臣 chén subject A high official or a subject of a monarch in dynastic China死 sǐ verb to die for to die for a cause; to sacrifice one's life for someone or something