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향상

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 向上 (improvement, progress)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈça̠(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyangsang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyangsang
McCune–Reischauer?hyangsang
Yale Romanization?hyāngsang

Noun

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향상 (hyangsang) (hanja 向上)

  1. improvement, progress