乱臣贼子 — Chinese idiom
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
Traditional: 亂臣賊子
Meaning
- rebels and traitors
- general term for scoundrel
Character by character
- 乱luànanarchy, chaos; revolt
- 臣chénminister, statesman, official, vassal
- 贼zéithief, traitor; cunning, sly
- 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
Idioms sharing a character
- 乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo
- 以假乱真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
- 兵荒马乱 bīng huāng mǎ luàn
- 凌乱不堪 líng luàn bù kān
- 天花乱坠 tiān huā luàn zhuì
- 心乱如麻 xīn luàn rú má
- 心烦意乱 xīn fán yì luàn
- 手忙脚乱 shǒu máng jiǎo luàn
- 方寸大乱 fāng cùn dà luàn
- 方寸已乱 fāng cùn yǐ luàn
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