환생

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 還生

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠nsʰɛŋ] ~ [ɸwa̠nsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [환생/환셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwansaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwansaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	hwansaeng
Yale Romanization?	hwansayng

Noun

환생 • (hwansaeng)

1. (religion) reincarnation

   Synonyms: 재생 (jaesaeng), 소생 (sosaeng)

Derived terms

• 환생하다 (hwansaenghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 幻生

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)nsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)nsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [환(ː)생/환(ː)셍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwansaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwansaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	hwansaeng
Yale Romanization?	hwānsayng

Noun

환생 • (hwansaeng)

1. manifestation, appearance as an illusion
2. (Buddhism) change of form upon rebirth

   Synonym: 환퇴 (hwantoe)

Derived terms

• 환생하다 (hwansaenghada)