자력갱생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自力更生.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɾjʌ̹k̚k͈ɛ(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [t͡ɕa̠ɾjʌ̹k̚k͈e̞(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [자력깽(ː)생/자력껭(ː)셍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaryeokgaengsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jalyeoggaengsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?charyŏkkaengsaeng
Yale Romanization?calyek.kāyngsayng

Noun

자력갱생 • (jaryeokgaengsaeng) (hanja 自力更生)

  1. relying on one's own efforts; self-reliance

Derived terms

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