亂臣賊子

Chinese

		renegade minister; traitorous government minister
trad. (亂臣賊子)		亂臣	賊子
simp. (乱臣贼子)		乱臣	贼子

Etymology

From Mencius:

孔子成《春秋》，而亂臣賊子懼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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孔子成《春秋》，而乱臣贼子惧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Kǒngzǐ chéng “chūnqiū”, ér luànchénzéizǐ jù. [Pinyin]

Confucius completed the "Spring and Autumn," and rebellious ministers and villainous sons were struck with terror.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luànchénzéizǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lyun⁶ san⁴ caak⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: luànchénzéizǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luànchénzéizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: luan⁴-chʻên²-tsei²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: lwàn-chén-dzéi-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luanncherntzeirtzyy
    • Palladius: луаньчэньцзэйцзы (luanʹčɛnʹczɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lyun⁶ san⁴ caak⁶ zi²
    • Yale: lyuhn sàhn chaahk jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lyn⁶ san⁴ tsaak⁹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lün⁶ sen⁴ cag⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyːn²² sɐn²¹ t͡sʰaːk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

Idiom

亂臣賊子

1. rebellious minister disloyal to the monarch