왕성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 旺盛.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왕(ː)성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangseong
McCune–Reischauer?wangsŏng
Yale Romanization?wāngseng

Noun

왕성 • (wangseong) (hanja 旺盛)

  1. flourishing; prosperity
    혈기 왕성 ― hyeolgi wangseong ― full of vigour

Derived terms

  • 왕성하다 (旺盛—, wangseonghada)
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