驗明正身

Chinese

		to examine; to test; to check	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (驗明正身)		驗	明	正	身
simp. (验明正身)		验	明	正	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yànmíngzhèngshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁶ ming⁴ zeng³ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yànmíngzhèngshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yànmíngjhèngshen
    • Wade–Giles: yen⁴-ming²-chêng⁴-shên¹
    • Yale: yàn-míng-jèng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yannmingjenqshen
    • Palladius: яньминчжэншэнь (janʹminčžɛnšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁶ ming⁴ zeng³ san¹
    • Yale: yihm mìhng jeng sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁶ ming⁴ dzeng³ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁶ ming⁴ zéng³ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²² mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɛːŋ³³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

驗明正身

1. to verify one's identity

   現命令你院自接到執行死刑命令之日起七日以內，將罪犯×××驗明正身，核對犯罪事實無誤，訊問有無遺言、信札之後，交付執行死刑，並將執行死刑情况報告本院。 [MSC, trad.]
   现命令你院自接到执行死刑命令之日起七日以内，将罪犯×××验明正身，核对犯罪事实无误，讯问有无遗言、信札之后，交付执行死刑，并将执行死刑情况报告本院。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiàn mìnglìng nǐ yuàn zì jiēdào zhíxíng sǐxíng mìnglìng zhī rì qǐ qī rì yǐnèi, jiāng zuìfàn × × × yànmíngzhèngshēn, héduì fànzuì shìshí wúwù, xùnwèn yǒuwú yíyán, xìnzhá zhīhòu, jiāofù zhíxíng sǐxíng, bìng jiāng zhíxíng sǐxíng qíngkuàng bàogào běn yuàn. [Pinyin]

   It is now ordered that your Court is to execute the condemned XXX after his/her identity and crimes are identified, and to interrogate whether there are any last words and letters within 7 days after this Order is issued. The result of the execution is to be reported to this Court.

Usage notes

Most commonly appears in death warrants where the condemned will have his/her identity verified before the execution.