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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「君辱臣死」 here, with meaning and examples.

The featured idiom 「君辱臣死」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Feudal ethics holds that when the emperor suffers humiliation, his ministers should die for their loyalty.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jūn rǔ chén sǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gwan1 yuk6 san4 sei2

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.