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chancellor (of a monarchy) / cabinet minister
HSK 7-9
meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service; hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role
HSK 7-9
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state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
civilian court official (in former times)
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime) / to serve
a treacherous court official / a minister who conspires against the state
a ruler and his ministers (old)
this small official / humble servant
(literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler)
to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate
to have reached the highest official positions
rebels and traitors (idiom) / general term for scoundrel
Foreign Secretary / (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
servant
chamberlain
new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides
official in feudal court / subject
an official (in former times)
strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
counselor of king or feudal warlord / henchman
strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
imperial strategic adviser / expert on strategy
official who dares speak frankly before the emperor
strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
powerful official / big shot
subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
court councilor
important minister / major figure in government
slave
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
official in feudal court / subject
faithful official
TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
emperor's favorite courtier
court official (in former times)
One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
rebellious minister
favored minister
official in feudal court / subject
Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia / Chechen
official in charge of public records
Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
minister of defense (esp. in Japan)
formal title of the Japanese prime minister
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
chancellor (rank in various European states) / grand chancellor
Minister of Navy during Qing times
finance minister
finance minister / UK chancellor of exchequer
turncoat official
outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)


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