悲願
Chinese
sad; sadness; sorrow sad; sadness; sorrow; grief |
hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (悲願) | 悲 | 願 | |
| simp. (悲愿) | 悲 | 愿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bēiyuàn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄩㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: beiyuàn
- Wade–Giles: pei1-yüan4
- Yale: bēi-ywàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beiyuann
- Palladius: бэйюань (bɛjjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
悲願
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 悲 | 願 |
| ひ Grade: 3 |
がん Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
悲願 • (higan)
- earnest wish
- 死刑廃止は彼の悲願だった。
- Shikei haishi wa kare no higan datta.
- The abolishment of the death penalty was one of his long held wishes.
- 死刑廃止は彼の悲願だった。
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.