turncoat official; twice-serving subject
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a turncoat official; a minister who served two different dynasties
literaryA historical and literary term, often used with a negative connotation of disloyalty and lack of integrity.
Zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
zhōng忠
jūn君
sī思
xiǎng想
xià下
，
èr贰
chén臣
wǎng往
wǎng往
wéi为
shì世
rén人
suǒ所
bù不
chǐ齿
。
Under the traditional ideology of loyalty to the ruler, turncoat officials were often despised by the world.
Zhè这
bù部
shǐ史
shū书
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
Míng明
mò末
Qīng清
chū初
nà那
xiē些
èr贰
chén臣
de的
mìng命
yùn运
。
This history book records in detail the fates of those twice-serving officials from the late Ming to early Qing period.