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君臣

Mandarin · pinyin jūn chén

a ruler and his ministers (old)

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君: jūn · sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
臣: chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131

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1–2 · jun1 chen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwan1 san4

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noun

(literary, historical) ruler and his subjects
(traditional Chinese medicine) main medicine and complementary medicine
(literary) staple food and non-staple food

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