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臣妾 (san4 cip3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

臣妾 (san4 cip3, chén qiè) — (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 臣臣地 (san4 san2 dei2) — strange; weird; odd [colloquial]
• 臣 (san4) — state official or subject in dynastic China; "Your Servant", form of address us…
• 臣一主二 (san4 jat1 zyu2 ji6) — One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
• 臣下 (san4 haa6) — official in feudal court; subject
• 臣僕 (san4 buk6) — servant
• 臣僚 (san4 liu4) — court official (in former times)

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