생명보험

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生命保險, from 生命 (“life”) + 保險 (“insurance”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ po̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ po̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [생명 보(ː)험/셍명 보(ː)험]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saengmyeong boheom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengmyeong boheom
    McCune–Reischauer?saengmyŏng pohŏm
    Yale Romanization?sayngmyeng pōhem

    Noun

    생명보험 • (saengmyeongboheom) (hanja 生命保險)

    1. life insurance
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