순응

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 順應, from 順 (“follow”) + 應 (“respond”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)nɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)능]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?suneung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sun'eung
McCune–Reischauer?sunŭng
Yale Romanization?swūn.ung

Noun

순응 • (suneung) (hanja 順應)

  1. adaptation, adjustment
    운명에 순응하다 ― unmyeong-e suneung-hada ― surrender oneself to fate
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