상선벌악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 賞善罰惡 (“rewarding good and punishing evil”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰʌ̹nbʌ̹ɾa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [상선버락]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sangseonbeorak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sangseonbeol'ag
    McCune–Reischauer?sangsŏnbŏrak
    Yale Romanization?sangsenpel.ak

    Noun

    상선벌악 • (sangseonbeorak) (hanja 賞善罰惡)

    1. (Catholicism, four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) God rewarding the good and punishing the wicked
      Synonym: (in non-Catholic contexts) 권선징악(勸善懲惡) (gwonseonjing'ak)
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