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

  (Pinyin): sǐxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² jing⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sí-hìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sí-hêng

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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/
• 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/
• 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/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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?

Synonyms

• 極刑／极刑 (jíxíng)
• 死罪 (sǐzuì)

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Japanese

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

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)