생명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生命, from 生 (“living”) + 命 (“life”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [생명/셍명]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?saengmyŏng
Yale Romanization?sayngmyeng

Noun

생명 • (saengmyeong) (hanja 生命)

  1. life
  2. short for 생명보험(生命保險) (saengmyeongboheom, “life insurance”)

Derived terms

  • 생명과학(生命科學) (saengmyeonggwahak, “life science”)
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