Korean

Noun

간신 • ‎(gansin) ‎(hanja 奸臣)

1. A villainous vassal.

Coordinate terms

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

Usage notes

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