선생

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 션ᄉᆡᆼ(先生) (syeonsaeng) — Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先生. Doublet of 센세이 (sensei).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋ] ~ [sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선생/선셍]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnsaeng
Yale Romanization?sensayng

Noun

선생 • (seonsaeng) (hanja 先生)

  1. teacher

Usage notes

선생 (seonsaeng) is often used to address a person whose professional status is unknown. In this sense, it is often combined with 님 (nim) to produce 선생님 (seonsaengnim).

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