성하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖下

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)하]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongha
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngha
Yale Romanization?	sēngha

Noun

성하 • (seongha) (hanja 聖下)

1. (Catholicism) A term of respectful address for a pope.

   교황 성하 ― gyohwang seongha ― Holy father, His Holiness, Your Holiness

Related terms

• 교황 (gyohwang)