영생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永生.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)생/영(ː)셍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsaeng
Yale Romanization?yēngsayng

Noun

영생 • (yeongsaeng) (hanja 永生)

  1. eternal life; immortality
    • 2013, “혁명무력은 원수님 령도만 받든다 [Our Revolutionary Armed Forces Support Only the Marshal's Leadership]”, Cha Ho-gun (차호근) & Ri Ji-song (리지성) (lyrics), Sol Te-song (설태성) & Ham Hyok (함혁) (music):
      믿는다 죽어도 못 떠날
      영생의 품을
      우리는 김정은동지
      그이와 한심장이다
      Minneunda jugeo-do mot tteonar
      yeongsaeng-ui pum-eur
      Uri-neun Gimjeong'eundongji
      geu'i-wa hansimjang-ida
      Our faith in Him remains even after death
      Within His eternal care.
      Together with Comrade Kim Jong-un,
      We all share one single heart.

Derived terms

  • 영생(永生)하다 (yeongsaenghada)
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