간신

Korean

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    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)
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