Korean Word Entry
屍諫Hangul: | 시간 |
Revised Romanization: | sigan |
Definition: | protesting the monarch's action with one's death |
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Chinese characters used in this word
屍 | corpse, carcass |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄕ (shī), ㄕˋ (shì) |
Cantonese: | si1 |
Japanese: | シ (shi) / しかばね (shikabane) |
Korean: | 시 (si) |
Vietnamese: | thi |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 尸 |
Semantic variant form: | 尸 |
諫 | admonish, dissuade, remonstrate |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄢˋ (jiàn), ㄌㄢˋ (làn) |
Cantonese: | gaan3 |
Japanese: | カン (kan) / いさ.める (isameru)、 いさめ (isame) |
Korean: | 간 (gan) |
Vietnamese: | gián |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 谏 |
Semantic variant form: | 諌 |