姦臣危其君 jiān chén wéi qí jūn

jiān chén wéi qí jūn phrase treacherous officials endanger their ruler
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from Scroll 17, Chapter 78 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Queen 1999, p. 291)