良臣

Chinese

		good	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
simp. and trad. (良臣)		良	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liángchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liángchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liángchén
    • Wade–Giles: liang²-chʻên²
    • Yale: lyáng-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangchern
    • Palladius: лянчэнь (ljančɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

Noun

良臣

1. virtuous minister; virtuous official

   • 況生前得良臣^金^庾-信，同心為政，一統三韓，其爲功業，不為不多。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1145, 金富軾 (Kim Bu-sik), 《三國史記》

     Hwang saengjeon deuk ryangsin Kim Yusin, dongsim wijeong, iltong samhan, gi wi gong'eop, bu wi bu da. [Sino-Korean]

     Furthermore, while alive, he acquired the virtuous minister Kim Yu-sin. The two administered the state with one heart, and united the three Korean kingdoms. One could not say that the achievements which he accomplished were few.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (良臣):

• → Japanese: 良臣(りょうしん) (ryōshin)
• → Korean: 양신(良臣) (yangsin)