釋憲

See also: 释宪

Chinese

		explain; to release	statute; constitution
trad. (釋憲)		釋	憲
simp. (释宪)		释	宪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sek-hiàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhsiàn
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-hsien⁴
    • Yale: shr̀-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshiann
    • Palladius: шисянь (šisjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Note: from Min Nan.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sek-hiàn
    • Tâi-lô: sik-hiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sekhiexn
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛn²¹/

Verb

釋憲

1. (chiefly Taiwan, law) to interpret the constitution
   • 2017 May 24, BBC News 中文, 禁止同性結婚違憲　台灣大法官做出判決‎^[1]:

     台灣大法官周三（5月24日）釋憲宣佈禁止同性結婚是違反憲法。 [MSC, trad.]
     台湾大法官周三（5月24日）释宪宣布禁止同性结婚是违反宪法。 [MSC, simp.]

     Táiwān dàfǎguān zhōusān (5yuè 24 rì) shìxiàn xuānbù jìnzhǐ tóngxìng jiéhūn shì wéifǎn xiànfǎ. [Pinyin]

     On Wednesday, May 24, justices of the Constitutional Court announced the constitutional interpretation that bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional.