권선징악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 勸善懲惡 (“recommending good and punishing evil”). See Chinese 懲惡勸善／惩恶劝善 (chéng'èquànshàn) for the Classical source.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɘ(ː)nsʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑiŋa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [권(ː)선징악]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwonseonjing'ak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwonseonjing'ag
    McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnsŏnjingak
    Yale Romanization?kwēnsen.cingak

    Noun

    권선징악 • (gwonseonjing'ak) (hanja 勸善懲惡)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) rewarding the good and punishing the wicked
      Synonym: (in Catholic contexts) 상선벌악(賞善罰惡) (sangseonbeorak)

    Usage notes

    • Especially commonly used in literary studies, in reference to morality tales.
    • 권악징선 (勸惡懲善, gwonakjingseon)
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