성정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性情.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)정]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeong
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏng
Yale Romanization?sēngceng

Noun

성정 • (seongjeong) (hanja 性情)

  1. nature (of a person); temperament
    Synonyms: 성품(性品) (seongpum), 위인(爲人) (wiin), 사람됨 (saramdoem)
    낭만적인 성정을 가진 사람은 쓸쓸하고 불행하기 마련이다.
    Nangmanjeog-in seongjeong-eul gajin saram-eun sseulsseulhago bulhaenghagi maryeon-ida.
    A person with a romantic temperament is bound to be lonely and sad.
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