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开国功臣

开国功臣 — “Founding hero; meritorious official of a founding entity”

开国功臣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a founding hero or a principal architect who has made significant contributions to establishing a new entity, organization, or venture”. Literally, “founding hero; meritorious official of a founding entity”.

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开国功臣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

开国功臣 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
开
kāi4open, start, operate
国
guó8country or China
功
gōng5merit achievement work skill
臣
chén6official or subject

Example Sentence with 开国功臣

他被视为团队的开国功臣,因为最初的方案和核心技术都出自他手。
He is regarded as a founding hero of the team, as the initial plan and core technology all originated from him.

Idioms Related to 开国功臣

Synonyms of 开国功臣

  • kāi开guó国yuán元xūn勋founding figure with great merit

More idioms starting with 开

  • kāi开yún云jiàn见tiān天emerge from obscurity into clarity
  • kāi开yún云jiàn见rì日see light after darkness
  • kāi开lì利chú除hài害promote benefits and eliminate harms
  • kāi开huá华jiē结shí实bloom and bear fruit
  • kāi开huā华jié结guǒ果blossom and bear fruit
  • kāi开juàn卷yǒu有dé得Reading always brings rewards
  • kāi开juàn卷yǒu有yì益Reading always brings benefits
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见hóu喉lóng咙speak frankly and directly
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见xīn心Speak one's true thoughts frankly
  • kāi开kǒu口jiàn见dǎn胆speak frankly and openly
  • kāi开tái台luó锣gǔ鼓the beginning of an event
  • kāi开hé合zì自rú如operate freely and flexibly

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What does 开国功臣 mean?

开国功臣 (kāi guó gōng chén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a founding hero or a principal architect who has made significant contributions to establishing a new entity, organization, or venture”.

How do you pronounce 开国功臣?

开国功臣 is pronounced kāi guó gōng chén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 开国功臣 literally mean?

Literally, 开国功臣 means “founding hero; meritorious official of a founding entity”. It is used to mean “a founding hero or a principal architect who has made significant contributions to establishing a new entity, organization, or venture”.

What is the Chinese definition of 开国功臣?

指为建立新的国家或朝代立下汗马功劳的人。

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