생전

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生前, from 生 (“life”) + 前 (“front, forefront”). See also Japanese 生前 (seizen).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [생전/셍전]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saengjeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengjeon
    McCune–Reischauer?saengjŏn
    Yale Romanization?sayngcen

    Noun

    생전 • (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

    1. during one's lifetime, premortem
      Antonym: 사후(死後) (sahu, “postmortem, posthumous”)

    Adverb

    생전 • (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

    1. never
      그는 생전 술을 안 마신다.
      Geu-neun saengjeon sur-eul an masinda.
      He never drinks alcohol.
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