공생

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 共生

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)생/공(ː)셍]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gongsaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongsaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?kongsaeng
    Yale Romanization?kōngsayng

    Noun

    공생 • (gongsaeng) (hanja 共生)

    1. (biology) symbiosis
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