維新

See also: 维新

Chinese

		(grammatical particle)	new; newly; meso- (chem.)
trad. (維新)		維	新
simp. (维新)		维	新

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéixīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ san¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-sin / î-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéixīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéisin
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-hsin¹
    • Yale: wéi-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weishin
    • Palladius: вэйсинь (vɛjsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 唯心 惟心 維新／维新 違心／违心

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ san¹
    • Yale: wàih sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-sin
    • Tâi-lô: uî-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uisyn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-sin
    • Tâi-lô: î-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: isyn
    • IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i²⁴⁻²² sin³³/

Verb

維新

1. to reform (politically)

Noun

維新

清朝中後期，爲了挽回和西方列強越來越大的技術差距，清廷發起洋務運動，史稱同治維新。圖爲金陵兵工廠（現位于南京）所製造的機槍。

1. reform; reformation (politically, especially in later 19th century and early 20th century)

Derived terms

• 明治維新／明治维新 (Míngzhì Wéixīn)
• 百日維新／百日维新 (Bǎirì Wéixīn)
• 維新運動／维新运动 (Wéixīn Yùndòng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
維	新
い Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 235 (《詩經·大雅·文王》):

周雖舊邦，其命維新。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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周虽旧邦，其命维新。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zhōu suī jiù bāng, qí mìng wéi xīn. [Pinyin]

Though Zhou is an old state, its (heavenly) appointment is new.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いしん [íꜜshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [iɕĩɴ]

Noun

維(い)新(しん) • (ishin) ^{←ゐしん (wisin)?}

1. restoration (in reference to the Meiji Restoration)
2. reformation

Derived terms

• 明治維新(めいじいしん) (Meiji Ishin)

See also

• 変革(へんかく) (henkaku)

Korean

Hanja in this term
維	新

Noun

維新 • (yusin) (hangeul 유신)

1. hanja form^? of 유신 (“reformation; rejuvenation; restoration”)