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贼臣乱子 — “A treacherous person with ulterior motives who causes trouble or harm”

贼臣乱子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a treacherous person with ulterior motives who causes trouble or harm”. An evil schemer. Literally, “Traitorous minister and troublemaker”.

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贼臣乱子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

贼臣乱子 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
贼
zéi10thief, villain, evil, very
臣
chén6official or subject
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

Example Sentence with 贼臣乱子

在团队中,如果有人是贼臣乱子,整个项目都会受到影响。
If there is a treacherous schemer or troublemaker within the team, the entire project will be impacted.

Idioms Related to 贼臣乱子

Synonyms of 贼臣乱子

  • luàn乱chén臣zéi贼zǐ子rebellious ministers and traitorous sons
  • zéi贼chén臣nì逆zǐ子treacherous official and rebellious son

More idioms starting with 贼

  • zéi贼bù不kōng空shǒu手never come away empty-handed
  • zéi贼rén人xīn心xū虚A guilty conscience makes one timid
  • zéi贼rén人dǎn胆xū虚A guilty conscience makes one timid
  • zéi贼qù去guān关mén门lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
  • zéi贼hǎn喊zhuō捉zéi贼A thief crying 'catch the thief
  • zéi贼fū夫ren人zhī之zi子corrupt someone's child
  • zéi贼tóu头gǒu狗nǎo脑sly and shifty-eyed
  • zéi贼tóu头zéi贼nǎo脑behaving stealthily or sneakily
  • zéi贼tóu头guǐ鬼nǎo脑sneaky and shifty
  • zéi贼tóu头shǔ鼠nǎo脑shifty and sneaky
  • zéi贼zi子luàn乱chén臣wicked and rebellious individuals
  • zéi贼xīn心bù不sǐ死evil intentions refuse to die

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What does 贼臣乱子 mean?

贼臣乱子 (zéi chén luàn zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a treacherous person with ulterior motives who causes trouble or harm”.

How do you pronounce 贼臣乱子?

贼臣乱子 is pronounced zéi chén luàn zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 贼臣乱子 literally mean?

Literally, 贼臣乱子 means “Traitorous minister and troublemaker”. It is used to mean “a treacherous person with ulterior motives who causes trouble or harm”.

What is the Chinese definition of 贼臣乱子?

指心怀异志、为奸作恶的人。

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