诤臣

Traditional form:

諍臣

Pinyin (reading):

zhèngchén

Definitions:

• official who dares speak frankly before the emperor

Characters:

• 诤 - to admonish, to warn; to criticize
• 臣 - minister, statesman, official, vassal

Traditional characters:

• 臣 - minister, statesman, official, vassal