생사람

Korean

Etymology

From 생(生) (saeng) +‎ 사람 (saram).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋsʰa̠ɾa̠m] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰa̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [생사람/셍사람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saengsaram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saengsalam
McCune–Reischauer?	saengsaram
Yale Romanization?	sayngsalam

Noun

생사람 • (saengsaram) (hanja 生사람)

1. innocent person

   생사람을 잡다. ― Saengsarameul japda. ― To get an innocent person into trouble.

   • 생사람 잡지 마! 내가 그런 거 아냐!

     saengsaram japji ma! naega geureon geo anya!

     You've got the wrong person! I didn't do that!

2. healthy person; living person