箴言

Chinese

warn
 
to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad.
(箴言)		 箴 言

Pronunciation

Noun

箴言

  1. maxim
  2. exhortation
  3. proverb

Proper noun

箴言

  1. Proverbs

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (箴言):
  • Japanese: 箴 (しん)言 (げん) (shingen)
  • Korean: 잠언 (箴言, jameon)
  • Vietnamese: châm ngôn (箴言)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
箴 言
しん
Hyōgaiji		 げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 箴言 (tsyim + ngjon, literally “admonish + speech”).

Pronunciation

Noun

箴言 (hiragana しんげん, rōmaji shingen)

  1. proverb

Synonyms

Proper noun

箴言 (hiragana しんげん, rōmaji Shingen)

  1. Proverbs

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
箴言

Noun

箴言 • (jameon) (hangeul 잠언)

  1. Hanja form? of 잠언 (“proverb”).

Proper noun

箴言 • (Jameon) (hangeul 잠언)

  1. Hanja form? of 잠언 (“Proverbs”).
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