사서오경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 四書五經.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹o̞ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)서오경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Saseoogyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Saseoogyeong
McCune–Reischauer?Sasŏogyŏng
Yale Romanization?sāseokyeng

Proper noun

사서오경 • (Saseoogyeong) (hanja 四書五經)

  1. (Confucianism) Four Books and Five Classics (chinese texts that serve as the authoritative works of Confucianism)

Coordinate terms

(四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)
오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)
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