死刑

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	punishment
trad. (死刑)		死	刑
simp. #(死刑)		死	刑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): sǐxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si³ xin²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² jing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sí-hìn
• Jin (Wiktionary): si² xing¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sí-hêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): si² hêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhsíng
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-hsing²
    • Yale: sž-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syyshyng
    • Palladius: сысин (sysin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: si³ xin²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sxin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵³ ɕin²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² jing⁴
    • Yale: séi yìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² jing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² ying⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sí-hìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi` hinˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi³ hin²
    • Sinological IPA: /si³¹ hin¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: si² xing¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩⁵³ ɕĩŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sí-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: sí-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sy'heeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: si² hêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sí hêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵²⁻³⁵ heŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: sijX heng

Rime
Character	死	刑
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	息姊切	戸經切
Baxter	sijX	heng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sˠiɪX/	/ɦeŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/sᵚiX/	/ɦeŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/siɪX/	/ɣɛŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sjiX/	/ɦɛjŋ/
Li Rong	/sjiX/	/ɣeŋ/
Wang Li	/siX/	/ɣieŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/siX/	/ɣieŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sǐ	xíng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si2	jing4

Noun

死刑

1. the death penalty; capital punishment

   執行死刑／执行死刑  ―  zhíxíng sǐxíng  ―  to carry out the death penalty

   應該廢除死刑嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   应该废除死刑吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Yīnggāi fèichú sǐxíng ma? [Pinyin]

   Should the death penalty be abolished?

   廢除死刑是原諒殺人犯。 [MSC, trad.]
   废除死刑是原谅杀人犯。 [MSC, simp.]

   Fèichú sǐxíng shì yuánliàng shārénfàn. [Pinyin]

   To abolish the death penalty is to excuse murder.

   • 夫死刑者，殺妖逆也，傷人者不改，斯亦妖逆之類也，如其可改，此則無取於肉刑也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫死刑者，杀妖逆也，伤人者不改，斯亦妖逆之类也，如其可改，此则无取于肉刑也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 3^rd century, Xiahou Xuan, 《肉刑論》

     Fū sǐxíng zhě, shā yāonì yě, shāngrén zhě bù gǎi, sī yì yāonì zhī lèi yě, rú qí kě gǎi, cǐ zé wú qǔ yú ròuxíng yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 死刑 (“capital punishment”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		死刑, 極刑, 大辟
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		死刑, 極刑
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	死刑
	Taiwan	死刑
	Chengde	死刑
	Chifeng	死刑
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	死刑
	Heihe	死刑
	Qiqihar	死刑
	Harbin	死刑
	Jiamusi	死刑
	Baicheng	死刑
	Changchun	死刑
	Tonghua	死刑
	Shenyang	死刑
	Jinzhou	死刑
	Singapore	死刑
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	死刑
	Tangshan	死刑
	Cangzhou	死刑
	Baoding	死刑
	Shijiazhuang	死刑
	Lijin	死刑
	Jinan	死刑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	死刑
	Dandong	死刑
	Yantai	死刑
	Yantai (Muping)	死刑
	Qingdao	死刑
	Zhucheng	死刑
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	死刑
	Jining	死刑
	Linfen	死刑
	Shangqiu	死刑
	Yuanyang	死刑
	Zhengzhou	死刑
	Lingbao	死刑
	Xinyang	死刑
	Baihe	死刑
	Xi'an	死刑
	Baoji	死刑
	Tianshui	死刑
	Xining	死刑
	Xuzhou	死刑
	Fuyang	死刑
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	死刑
	Lanzhou	死刑
	Dunhuang	死刑
	Hami	死刑
	Ürümqi	死刑
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	死刑
	Nanchong	死刑
	Dazhou	死刑
	Hanyuan	死刑
	Xichang	死刑
	Zigong	死刑
	Chongqing	死刑
	Wuhan	死刑
	Yichang	死刑
	Xiangyang	死刑
	Tianmen	死刑
	Guiyang	死刑
	Zunyi	死刑
	Bijie	死刑
	Liping	死刑
	Zhaotong	死刑
	Dali	死刑
	Kunming	死刑
	Mengzi	死刑
	Guilin	死刑
	Liuzhou	死刑
	Jishou	死刑
	Changde	死刑
	Hanzhong	死刑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	死刑
	Yangzhou	死刑
	Lianyungang	死刑
	Lianshui	死刑
	Nantong	死刑
	Anqing	死刑
	Wuhu	死刑
	Hefei	死刑
	Hong'an	死刑
Huizhou	Shexian	死刑
Jin	Taiyuan	死刑, 殺刮
	Pingyao	死刑
	Yangyuan	死刑
	Datong	死刑
	Xinzhou	死刑
	Lüliang (Lishi)	死刑
	Changzhi	死刑
	Linhe	死刑
	Jining	死刑
	Hohhot	死刑
	Erenhot	死刑
	Pingshan	死刑
	Zhangjiakou	死刑
	Handan	死刑
	Linzhou	死刑
	Suide	死刑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	刑
し Grade: 3	けい Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しけ​ー [shìkéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕike̞ː]

Noun

死(し)刑(けい) • (shikei) 

1. capital punishment

Synonyms

• 極刑(きょっけい) (kyokkei): "severest punishment" (i.e. capital punishment)
• 処刑(しょけい) (shokei)
• 死罪(しざい) (shizai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
死	刑

Noun

死刑 • (sahyeong) (hangeul 사형)

1. Hanja form^? of 사형 (“capital punishment; death penalty”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
死	刑

Noun

死刑

1. chữ Hán form of tử hình (“capital punishment; death penalty”).

Verb

死刑

1. chữ Hán form of tử hình (“to execute”).