近臣

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
simp. and trad. (近臣)		近	臣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìnchén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìnchén
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnchern
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Noun

近臣

(archaic) personal attendant of a king or emperor; one of the monarch's closest ministers; favourite courtier

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (近臣):

→ Vietnamese: cận thần (近臣)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
近	臣
きん Grade: 2	しん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

近臣 (hiragana きんしん, rōmaji kinshin)

vassal
attendant

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