선생

Korean

Alternative forms

• 션ᄉᆡᆼ(先生) (syeonsaeng) — Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先生. Doublet of 센세이 (sensei).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋ] ~ [sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [선생/선셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnsaeng
Yale Romanization?	sensayng

Noun

선생 • (seonsaeng) (hanja 先生)

1. teacher

Usage notes

선생 (seonsaeng) is often used to address a person whose professional status is unknown. In this sense, it is often combined with 님 (nim) to produce 선생님 (seonsaengnim).