大臣 meaning and pronunciation

大臣
Simplified/traditional word

大臣 English definition

dà chén

  • minister (of a monarchy)

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  • (dà): big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother;
  • (chén): state official or subject in dynastic China; 'Your Servant', form of address used when speaking to a ruler; to submit oneself to the rule of or acknowledge allegiance to; to serve a ruler as his subject; Kangxi radical 168;