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臣事

臣事

Chinese

		statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (臣事)		臣	事

Verb

臣事

(literary) to serve as a minister to a feudal state

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chénshì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: chénshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenrshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    塵世／尘世
    塵事／尘事
    臣事
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san⁴ si⁶
  - Yale: sàhn sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ si⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ siː²²/