冤罪
Chinese
| injustice; to wrong | guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (冤罪) | 冤 | 罪 | |
| simp. #(冤罪) | 冤 | 罪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yuānzuì
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄗㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuanzuèi
- Wade–Giles: yüan1-tsui4
- Yale: ywān-dzwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuantzuey
- Palladius: юаньцзуй (juanʹczuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
冤罪
Usage notes
Rare in modern Sinitic, where it is superseded by 冤獄 / 冤狱 (yuānyù) in usage.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冤 | 罪 |
| えん Hyōgai |
ざい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 寃罪 えん罪 |
Etymology
/wenzai/ → /enzai/
From Middle Chinese compound 冤罪 (ʔjwan dzwojX, literally “injustice + crime”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yuānzuì.
Pronunciation
Noun
Synonyms
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN