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생명

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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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