社稷之臣
shè​jì​zhī​chén

bulwark of the state

  • created reference approved 社稷之臣 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    社稷之臣 shè​jì​zhī​chén

    位 wèi

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 社稷之臣 · shè​jì​zhī​chén · bulwark of the state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    社稷之臣

    shè​jì​zhī​chén

    bulwark of the state

    A key minister or high-ranking official who bears heavy responsibilities for the nation's security and stability.

    社稷 (literal) → 社稷 · shè​jì · country 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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