宣誓

Chinese

		to declare (publicly); to announce	oath; vow; to swear oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
simp. and trad. (宣誓)		宣	誓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuānshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): syun¹ sai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhun¹ sai⁵

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-sṳ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): soan-sè / soan-sī / soan-sē

  (Teochew, Peng'im): suang¹ si⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuānshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuanshìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: sywān-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanshyh
    • Palladius: сюаньши (sjuanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syun¹ sai⁶
    • Yale: syūn saih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syn¹ sai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xun¹ sei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhun¹ sai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬun³³ sai³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien´ sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-sè
    • Tâi-lô: suan-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soansex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ se²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /suan³³ se⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-sī
    • Tâi-lô: suan-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soansi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-sē
    • Tâi-lô: suan-sē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soanse
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² se²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: suang¹ si⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suang sī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ³³⁻²³ si¹¹/

Noun

宣誓

1. oath

Verb

宣誓

1. to take an oath

Synonyms

• 咒喙 (ciu̿-chṳ̿) (Northern Min)
• 咒誓 (zhòushì) (literary or Min Nan)
• 發誓／发誓 (fāshì)
• 盟誓
• 矢誓 (shǐshì) (literary)
• 立誓 (lìshì)
• 罰咒／罚咒 (Wu)
• 詛喙／诅喙 (có-chói) (Eastern Min)
• 誓言 (shìyán) (literary)
• 賭咒／赌咒 (dǔzhòu)
• 賭誓／赌誓 (dǔshì)
• 起誓 (qǐshì)

 

Derived terms

• 宣誓書／宣誓书 (xuānshìshū)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宣	誓
せん Grade: 6	せい Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From 宣(せん) (sen, “declare in public”) + 誓(せい) (sei, “vow”).

Noun

宣(せん)誓(せい) • (sensei) 

1. oath, promise, swearing, vowing, abjuration, pledge, word of honor

Synonyms

• 誓(ちか)い (chikai)

Verb

宣(せん)誓(せい)する • (sensei suru) suru (stem 宣(せん)誓(せい)し (sensei shi), past 宣(せん)誓(せい)した (sensei shita))

1. take an oath, make a sworn statement, swear an oath

Conjugation

Conjugation of "宣誓する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	宣誓し	せんせいし	sensei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	宣誓し	せんせいし	sensei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	宣誓する	せんせいする	sensei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	宣誓する	せんせいする	sensei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	宣誓すれ	せんせいすれ	sensei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	宣誓せよ¹ 宣誓しろ²	せんせいせよ¹ せんせいしろ²	sensei seyo¹ sensei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	宣誓される	せんせいされる	sensei sareru
Causative	宣誓させる 宣誓さす	せんせいさせる せんせいさす	sensei saseru sensei sasu
Potential	宣誓できる	せんせいできる	sensei dekiru
Volitional	宣誓しよう	せんせいしよう	sensei shiyō
Negative	宣誓しない	せんせいしない	sensei shinai
Negative continuative	宣誓せず	せんせいせず	sensei sezu
Formal	宣誓します	せんせいします	sensei shimasu
Perfective	宣誓した	せんせいした	sensei shita
Conjunctive	宣誓して	せんせいして	sensei shite
Hypothetical conditional	宣誓すれば	せんせいすれば	sensei sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
宣	誓

Noun

宣誓 • (seonseo) (hangeul 선서)

1. Hanja form^? of 선서 (“oath”).