생명

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 生命, from 生 (“living”) + 命 (“life”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [생명/셍명]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?saengmyŏng
Yale Romanization?sayngmyeng

Noun

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생명 • (saengmyeong) (hanja 生命)

  1. life
  2. Short for 생명보험(生命保險) (saengmyeongboheom, “life insurance”).

Derived terms

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