奸臣

See also: 姦臣

Chinese

		traitor	statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official
trad. (奸臣/姦臣)		奸/姦	臣
simp. (奸臣)		奸	臣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan¹ san⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiên-sṳ̀n / kiân-sṳ̀n
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kan-sîn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gang¹ cing⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianchén
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-chʻên²
    • Yale: jyān-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianchern
    • Palladius: цзяньчэнь (czjanʹčɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaan¹ san⁴
    • Yale: gāan sàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaan¹ san⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gan¹ sen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːn⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiên-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: gien^ˊ siin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹ sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯en²⁴ sɨn¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiân-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian^ˊ siin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian¹ sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯an²⁴ sɨn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-sîn
    • Tâi-lô: kan-sîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kansiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gang¹ cing⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang tshîng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

奸臣

1. (historical) an evil government minister

Adjective

奸臣

1. (Hakka, Southern Min) crafty and treacherous

Descendants

• → Thai: กังฉิน (gang-chǐn) (via Teochew)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奸	臣
かん Hyōgai	しん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 姦臣 (may be proscribed)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 奸臣 (MC kan dzyin).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんしん [kàńshíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Noun

奸(かん)臣(しん) • (kanshin) 

1. a treacherous vassal, retainer, or subject

Antonyms

• 忠臣(ちゅうしん) (chūshin, “loyal vassal”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
奸	臣

Noun

奸臣 • (gansin) (hangeul 간신)

1. hanja form^? of 간신 (“villainous vassal”)