공생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 共生

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)생/공(ː)셍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	kongsaeng
Yale Romanization?	kōngsayng

Noun

공생 • (gongsaeng) (hanja 共生)

1. (biology) symbiosis