奸臣 jiānchén

  1. jiānchén noun a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '奸臣')
  2. jiānchén phrase evil minister
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: TM: 姦 evil + 臣 minister; from 《韓非子·有度》 Han Feizi, Having Standards (Plaks 2015, p. 78)

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