臣 (san4) — subjugate; conquer in Cantonese
sanˎ₄臣Mandarin Pinyin: chen2
Meaning of 臣
nounsubjugate; conquer
nouna term for "I" used when addressing the king or emperor
nouna polite term for "I"
nounsubject; vassal
nounminister; statesman; official
Example Sentences with 臣
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似go˗₃個daaiˍ₆大sin4.臣。
He acts like a minister.
daaiˍ₆大wongˎ₄王giu˗₃叫daaiˍ₆大sin4.臣。
The king called the minister.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似daaiˍ₆大kyunˎ₄權daaiˍ₆大sin4.臣。
He seems like a powerful minister.
daaiˍ₆大sinˎ₄臣tengˉ¹聽mˎ₄唔teng1?聽？
Is the minister listening?
daaiˍ₆大sinˎ₄臣ceotˉ¹出zoˊ²咗ziu1.招。
The minister made a move.
Words Containing 臣
卜臣buk1 san2
boxing
欽差大臣jam1 caai1 daai6 san4
imperial envoy; government-appointed commissioner
打卜臣daa2 buk1 san2
(playing sport of) boxing, to box
奸臣gaan1 gan4
a treacherous court official
功臣gung1 san4
a person who has offered up outstanding service; meritorious statesman
壽臣山sau6 san4 saan1
Shousan Hill, a hill in Hong Kong
粒臣lap1 san4
unit of 10 Hong Kong cents (110th of a Hong Kong dollar) [colloquial]
臣臣地san4 san2 dei2
strange; weird; odd [colloquial]
箍臣ku1 seon2
墊子
佞臣ning6 san4
a cunning minister adept at flattery
大臣daai6 san4
chancellor; minister
重臣zung6 san4
important minister; major figure in government
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