弒君

See also: 弑君

Chinese

		murder a superior	monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler
trad. (弒君)		弒	君
simp. (弑君)		弑	君

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìjūn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ gwan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìjūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhjyun
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-chün¹
  - Yale: shr̀-jyūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhjiun
  - Palladius: шицзюнь (šiczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³ gwan¹
  - Yale: si gwān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ gwan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³ guen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: kjun

Rime
Character	君
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	文 (59)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	舉云切
Baxter	kjun
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨun/
Pan Wuyun	/kiun/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuən/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kun/
Li Rong	/kiuən/
Wang Li	/kĭuən/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯uən/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jūn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwan¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ək-s C.qur/

(Zhengzhang): /*hljɯɡs klun/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	弒	君
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shì	jūn
Middle Chinese	‹ syi^H ›	‹ kjun ›
Old Chinese	/*l̥ək-s/	/*C.qur/
English	assassinate	lord; ruler
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	弒	君
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	14972	7289
Phonetic component	弋	君
Rime group	代	文
Rime subdivision	0	2
Corresponding MC rime	試	君
Old Chinese	/*hljɯɡs/	/*klun/

Verb

弒君

(archaic) to kill the ruler (emperor); to commit regicide; to assassinate a reigning monarch

Noun

弒君

regicide; assassination of a monarch
- 《春秋》之中，弒君三十六，亡國五十二，諸侯奔走不得保其社稷者不可勝數。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  《春秋》之中，弑君三十六，亡国五十二，诸侯奔走不得保其社稷者不可胜数。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  “Chūnqiū” zhī zhōng, shìjūn sānshíliù, wángguó wǔshí'èr, zhūhóu bēnzǒu bùdé bǎo qí shèjì zhě bùkěshēngshù. [Pinyin]
  In the Spring and Autumn there were thirty-six records of regicide, fifty-two of conquered states, and countless of feudal lords who failed to prevent the loss of throne despite every effort.

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