老臣

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (老臣)		老	臣
simp. #(老臣)		老	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎochén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄔㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎochén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎochén
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-chʻên²
    • Yale: lǎu-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laochern
    • Palladius: лаочэнь (laočɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Noun

老臣

1. (literary, sometimes humble, self-reflexive) old servant; old minister

Synonyms

• 舊臣／旧臣 (jiùchén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
老	臣
ろう Grade: 4	しん Grade: 4
kan’on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

老(ろう)臣(しん) • (rōshin) 

1. an elderly servant
2. a veteran retainer; a high-ranking vassal