二君に仕える

Japanese
Kanji in this term
二 君 仕
に
Grade: 1		 くん
Grade: 3		 つか
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 王蠋曰，忠臣不事二君，烈女不更二夫。 in Records of the Grand Historian.

Phrase

二(に)君(くん)に仕(つか)える • (nikun ni tsukaeru) 

  1. serve a second master
    忠(ちゅう)臣(しん)は二(に)君(くん)に仕(つか)えず。
    Chūshin wa nikun ni tsukaezu.
    A loyal subject will not serve a second master.

Usage notes
  • Commonly used in a negative form.
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