생선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生鮮.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [생선/셍선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saengseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saengseon
McCune–Reischauer?	saengsŏn
Yale Romanization?	sayngsen

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 생선의 / 생선에 / 생선까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and heightens the first syllable of subsequent consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

생선 • (saengseon) (hanja 生鮮)

1. fish (as food)

   Coordinate term: (as living animals) 물고기 (mulgogi)