乱臣贼子 |
luàn chén zéi zǐ |
rebels and traitors (idiom) / general term for scoundrel |
乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |
臣 |
Chén |
surname Chen |
臣 |
chén |
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131 |
贼 |
zéi |
thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely |
子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |