稱臣

称臣
chēngchén
  1. (literary) to be subjugated; to concede defeat
  2. (literary) to submit to; to give allegiance to; to declare oneself a vassal to a feudal state
  3. to be subjugated; to concede defeat
  4. to submit to; to give allegiance to; to declare oneself a vassal to a feudal state

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 稱 chèn
  1. to fit; to match; to suit
  2. (coll.) to have; to possess
  3. Taiwan pr. chèng
=1 稱 chēng
  1. to weigh
  2. to state
  3. to name
  4. name
  5. appellation
  6. to praise
=1 稱 chèng old variant of 秤 chèng
=2 臣 Chén surname Chen
=2 臣 chén
  1. state official or subject in dynastic China
  2. I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign)
  3. Kangxi radical 131

Containing this entry

俯首稱臣 fǔshǒuchēngchén
  1. to bow before (idiom)
  2. to capitulate