遺言

See also: 遗言

Chinese

		to lose; to leave behind	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (遺言)		遺	言
simp. (遗言)		遗	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yíyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ jin⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): vì-ngièn / vì-ngiàn

  (Hailu, HRS): vui ngien

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-giân / ûi-gân / î-giân / î-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yíyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yíyán
    • Wade–Giles: i²-yen²
    • Yale: yí-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiyan
    • Palladius: иянь (ijanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ jin⁴
    • Yale: wàih yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ jiːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˇ ngien^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi² ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ ŋi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vì-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: vi^ˇ ngian^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vi² ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /vi¹¹ ŋi̯an¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: vui ngien
    • Sinological IPA: /vui⁵⁵ ŋien⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-giân
    • Tâi-lô: uî-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'gieen
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-gân
    • Tâi-lô: uî-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ui'gaan
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ ɡan²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-giân
    • Tâi-lô: î-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: i'gieen
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /i²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-gân
    • Tâi-lô: î-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: i'gaan
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /i¹³⁻²² ɡan¹³/

Noun

遺言

1. last words; deathbed wishes; testament

Synonyms

• 遺願／遗愿 (yíyuàn)

Related terms

• 遺囑／遗嘱 (yízhǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (遺言):

• → Japanese: 遺(い)言(げん) (igen); 遺(い)言(ごん) (igon); 遺(ゆい)言(ごん) (yuigon)
• → Korean: 유언(遺言) (yueon)
• → Vietnamese: di ngôn (遺言)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
遺	言
ゆい Grade: 6	ごん Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆいごん [yùígóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟iɡõ̞ɴ]

Noun

遺(ゆい)言(ごん) • (yuigon) ^{←ゆいごん (yuigon)?}

1. will (legal document)

Derived terms

• 遺(ゆい)言(ごん)者(しゃ) (yuigonsha)
• 遺(ゆい)言(ごん)書(しょ) (yuigonsho)
• 遺(ゆい)言(ごん)状(じょう) (yuigonjō)
• 遺(ゆい)言(ごん)信(しん)託(たく) (yuigon shintaku)

Verb

遺(ゆい)言(ごん)する • (yuigon suru) ^{←ゆいごん (yuigon)?}transitive or intransitive suru (stem 遺(ゆい)言(ごん)し (yuigon shi), past 遺(ゆい)言(ごん)した (yuigon shita))

1. to will

Conjugation

Conjugation of "遺言する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	遺言し	ゆいごんし	yuigon shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	遺言し	ゆいごんし	yuigon shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	遺言する	ゆいごんする	yuigon suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	遺言する	ゆいごんする	yuigon suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	遺言すれ	ゆいごんすれ	yuigon sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	遺言せよ¹ 遺言しろ²	ゆいごんせよ¹ ゆいごんしろ²	yuigon seyo¹ yuigon shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	遺言される	ゆいごんされる	yuigon sareru
Causative	遺言させる 遺言さす	ゆいごんさせる ゆいごんさす	yuigon saseru yuigon sasu
Potential	遺言できる	ゆいごんできる	yuigon dekiru
Volitional	遺言しよう	ゆいごんしよう	yuigon shiyō
Negative	遺言しない	ゆいごんしない	yuigon shinai
Negative continuative	遺言せず	ゆいごんせず	yuigon sezu
Formal	遺言します	ゆいごんします	yuigon shimasu
Perfective	遺言した	ゆいごんした	yuigon shita
Conjunctive	遺言して	ゆいごんして	yuigon shite
Hypothetical conditional	遺言すれば	ゆいごんすれば	yuigon sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
遺	言
い Grade: 6	ごん Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いごん [ìgóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iɡõ̞ɴ]

Noun

遺(い)言(ごん) • (igon) ^{←ゐごん (wigon)?}

1. (usually law) will

Derived terms

• 遺(い)言(ごん)執(しっ)行(こう)者(しゃ) (igon shikkōsha)
• 遺(い)言(ごん)証(しょう)書(しょ) (igon shōsho)
• 遺(い)言(ごん)信(しん)託(たく) (igon shintaku)
• 遺(い)言(ごん)能(のう)力(りょく) (igon nōryoku)
• 遺(い)言(ごん)養(よう)子(し) (igon yōshi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
遺	言
い Grade: 6	げん Grade: 2
kan'on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いげん [ìgéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

遺(い)言(げん) • (igen) ^{←ゐげん (wigen)?}

1. (uncommon) will
2. words left by people in the past

See also

• 遺(い)書(しょ) (isho)

References

• “遺言”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
遺	言

Noun

遺言 • (yueon) (hangeul 유언)

1. hanja form^? of 유언