생명

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生命, from 生 (“living”) + 命 (“life”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [생명/셍명]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saengmyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengmyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?saengmyŏng
    Yale Romanization?sayngmyeng

    Noun

    생명 • (saengmyeong) (hanja 生命)

    1. life
    2. short for 생명보험(生命保險) (saengmyeongboheom, “life insurance”)

    Derived terms

    • 생명과학(生命科學) (saengmyeonggwahak, “life science”)
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