誓願
Chinese
oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge |
hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (誓願) | 誓 | 願 | |
| simp. (誓愿) | 誓 | 愿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shìyuàn
- Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄩㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shìhyuàn
- Wade–Giles: shih4-yüan4
- Yale: shr̀-ywàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhyuann
- Palladius: шиюань (šijuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sai6 jyun6
- Yale: saih yuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: sai6 jyn6
- Guangdong Romanization: sei6 yun6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐi̯²² jyːn²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: sai5 ngun5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sai³² ᵑɡun³²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
誓願
- vow; pledge; oath
- 自從配了你，夫妻們歡會，到今不曾題起。那金甲神人來討誓願，喝我醒來，卻是南柯一夢。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Zìcóng pèi le nǐ, fūqī men huān huì, dào jīn bù céng tí qǐ. Nà jīnjiǎ shénrén lái tǎo shìyuàn, hē wǒ xǐnglái, què shì nánkēyīmèng. [Pinyin]
- I have now been happily married to you for thirteen years without ever mentioning the vow before, and the god in golden armor came to make me fulfill it. His shouting made me wake up, and then I realized it was a dream.
自从配了你，夫妻们欢会，到今不曾题起。那金甲神人来讨誓愿，喝我醒来，却是南柯一梦。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
Verb
誓願 (Cantonese)
- to vow; to pledge; to make an oath
- 2020 October 16, 區聞海, “醫醫詩詩：遺產，這麼難”, in Apple Daily[1], archived from the original on 19 June 2021:
- 他拿着文件帶婆婆往宣誓處，離開大堂時，職員在玻璃窗後，向着另外兩個長者喊道：「這裡沒有誓願紙，你去律師樓問清楚再來啦！ [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- taa1 naa4 zoek6 man4 gin6-2 daai3 po4 po4-2 wong5 syun1 sai6 cyu5, lei4 hoi1 daai6 tong4 si4, zik1 jyun4 zoi6 bo1 lei4-1 coeng1 hau6, hoeng3 zoek6 ling6 ngoi6 loeng5 go3 zoeng2 ze2 haam3 dou6: “ze2 leoi5 mut6 jau5 sai6 jyun6 zi2, nei5 heoi3 leot6 si1 lau4 man6 cing1 co2 zoi3 loi4 laa1! [Jyutping]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
他拿着文件带婆婆往宣誓处，离开大堂时，职员在玻璃窗后，向着另外两个长者喊道：「这里没有誓愿纸，你去律师楼问清楚再来啦！ [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
- to take a very long time for a meal
Derived terms
- 誓願當食生菜 / 誓愿当食生菜
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 誓 | 願 |
| せい Grade: S |
がん Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From 誓 (sei, “vow”) + 願 (gan, “wish”).
Noun
誓願 • (seigan)
Synonyms
- 誓い (chikai)
Verb
誓願する • (seigan suru) suru (stem 誓願し (seigan shi), past 誓願した (seigan shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "誓願する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 誓願し | せいがんし | seigan shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 誓願し | せいがんし | seigan shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 誓願する | せいがんする | seigan suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 誓願する | せいがんする | seigan suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 誓願すれ | せいがんすれ | seigan sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 誓願せよ¹ 誓願しろ² |
せいがんせよ¹ せいがんしろ² |
seigan seyo¹ seigan shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 誓願される | せいがんされる | seigan sareru | |
| Causative | 誓願させる 誓願さす |
せいがんさせる せいがんさす |
seigan saseru seigan sasu | |
| Potential | 誓願できる | せいがんできる | seigan dekiru | |
| Volitional | 誓願しよう | せいがんしよう | seigan shiyō | |
| Negative | 誓願しない | せいがんしない | seigan shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 誓願せず | せいがんせず | seigan sezu | |
| Formal | 誓願します | せいがんします | seigan shimasu | |
| Perfective | 誓願した | せいがんした | seigan shita | |
| Conjunctive | 誓願して | せいがんして | seigan shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 誓願すれば | せいがんすれば | seigan sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 誓 | 願 |
Noun
誓願 • (seowon) (hangeul 서원)