중생

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 衆生

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?chungsaeng
Yale Romanization?cwūngsayng

Noun

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중생 (jungsaeng) (hanja 衆生)

  1. many people
  2. (Buddhism) the sentient beings