一朝天子一朝臣

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
morning; to face; towards
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)
 Son of Heaven; emperor
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
morning; to face; towards
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)
 
statesman; vassal; courtier
statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
simp. and trad.
(一朝天子一朝臣)		 一 朝 天子 一 朝 臣
Literally: “One reign of emperor, one reign of ministers”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yī cháo tiānzǐ yī cháo chén [Phonetic: yì cháo tiānzǐ yì cháo chén]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗˇ ㄧ ㄔㄠˊ ㄔㄣˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yi cháo tianzǐh yi cháo chén
      • Wade–Giles: i1 chʻao2 tʻien1-tzŭ3 i1 chʻao2 chʻên2
      • Yale: yī cháu tyān-dž yī cháu chén
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i chaur tiantzyy i chaur chern
      • Palladius: и чао тяньцзы и чао чэнь (i čao tjanʹczy i čao čɛnʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

一朝天子一朝臣

  1. When a leader falls from power, his/her subordinates may fall from power too.
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