貳臣

Chinese

		two (fraud-proof)	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (貳臣)		貳	臣
simp. (贰臣)		贰	臣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): èrchén

(Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ san⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èrchén
  - Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄔㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: èrchén
  - Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-chʻên²
  - Yale: èr-chén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellchern
  - Palladius: эрчэнь (erčɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ san⁴
  - Yale: yih sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ san⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ sen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sɐn²¹/

Noun

貳臣

(historical) official who retains his position after capitulating to the new dynasty; turncoat official
(figurative) rebel; someone who has rebellious thoughts or behaviour

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