간신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 奸臣, from 奸 (“evil”) + 臣 (“vassal”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠nɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [간신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gansin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gansin
McCune–Reischauer?	kansin
Yale Romanization?	kansin

Noun

간신 • (gansin) (hanja 奸臣)

1. A villainous vassal.

Usage notes

• Numbered among the six kinds of evil vassals, the 육사신 (六邪臣, yuksasin).

Coordinate terms

• 구신 (具臣, gusin)
• 유신 (諛臣, yusin)
• 참신 (讒臣, chamsin)
• 적신 (賊臣, jeoksin)
• 망국신 (亡國臣, mangguksin)