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一朝天子一朝臣 (jat1 ciu4 tin1 zi2 jat1 ciu4 san4) — lit. one reign of an emperor, one reign of officials, meaning one's subordinates or followers will tend to lose its power once the superior has fallen from power in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一ciuˎ₄朝tinˉ¹天ziˊ²子jatˉ¹一ciuˎ₄朝sanˎ₄臣
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 chao2 tian1 zi3 yi1 chao2 chen2

Meaning of 一朝天子一朝臣

nounlit. one reign of an emperor, one reign of officials, meaning one's subordinates or followers will tend to lose its power once the superior has fallen from power

Example Sentences with 一朝天子一朝臣

jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝tinˉ¹天ziˊ²子jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝sanˎ₄臣。
The times change, and with them, the people in power.
wunˍ₆換zoˊ²咗louˏ₅老sai3,細，jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝tinˉ¹天ziˊ²子jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝sanˎ₄臣。
The boss changed, so now it's a whole new ball game.
keoiˏ₅佢jauˍ₆又soengˏ₅上dou˗₃到wai6,位，jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝tinˉ¹天ziˊ²子jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝sanˎ₄臣。
He got promoted again; it's a new era.
sanˉ¹新gunˉ¹官soengˏ₅上jam6,任，jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝tinˉ¹天ziˊ²子jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝sanˎ₄臣。
A new official takes office, and everything changes.
zing˗₃政kyunˎ₄權bin˗₃變foon6,換，jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝tinˉ¹天ziˊ²子jatˉ¹一ziuˉ¹朝sanˎ₄臣。
With the change of regime, the old guard is out.
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Characters in 一朝天子一朝臣

一jat1
one; a; an; the
朝ziu1
day; now
天tin1
/tin1/
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches
臣san4
subjugate; conquer

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