분서갱유

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 焚書坑儒

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [punsʰʌ̹ɡɛŋju] ~ [punsʰʌ̹ɡe̞ŋju]
    • Phonetic hangul: [분서갱유/분서겡유]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Bunseogaeng'yu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Bunseogaeng'yu
    McCune–Reischauer?Punsŏgaengyu
    Yale Romanization?punsekayngyu

    Proper noun

    분서갱유 • (Bunseogaeng'yu) (hanja 焚書坑儒)

    1. "Burning of books and burying of scholars", anti-intellectual event during the Qin Dynasty
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