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一朝天子一朝臣

yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén

7-character word

What 一朝天子一朝臣 means

1. new emperor, new officials (idiom)
2. a new chief brings in new aides

The characters in 一朝天子一朝臣

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 朝zhāomorning
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 朝zhāomorning
• 臣chénstate official or subject in dynastic China; I, your servant…