사서오경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 四書五經.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹o̞ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)서오경]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Saseoogyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Saseoogyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?Sasŏogyŏng
    Yale Romanization?sāseokyeng

    Proper noun

    사서오경 • (Saseoogyeong) (hanja 四書五經)

    1. (Confucianism) Four Books and Five Classics (chinese texts that serve as the authoritative works of Confucianism)

    Coordinate terms

    사서오경 (四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
    사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)
    오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)
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