고생

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 苦生, from 苦 (“distressing”) + 生 (“life”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞sʰɛŋ] ~ [ko̞sʰe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [고생/고셍]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gosaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?kosaeng
    Yale Romanization?kosayng

    Noun

    고생 • (gosaeng) (hanja 苦生)

    1. suffering

    Derived terms

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