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

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• 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/

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• 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	‹ syiH ›	‹ 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

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

Noun

弒君

1. 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.

Derived terms

• 弒君者／弑君者 (shìjūnzhě)