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諍臣

简诤臣 · 繁諍臣

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng chén

official who dares speak frankly before the emperor

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臣: chén · minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131
诤: zhèng · to expostulate; to remonstrate

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4–2 · zheng4 chen2

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zaang3 san4

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