성덕

Sino-Korean word from 成德, from 成 (“succeed”) + 德 (“virtue”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋdʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [성덕]

성덕 • (seongdeok) (hanja 成德)

1. attainment of virtue; virtuous character

Sino-Korean word from 性德, from 性 (“character, nature”) + 德 (“virtue”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)덕]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

성덕 • (seongdeok) (hanja 性德)

1. (Buddhism) innate virtue possessed by all living things

Sino-Korean word from 盛德, from 盛 (“prosperous; great”) + 德 (“virtue”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋdʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [성덕]

성덕 • (seongdeok) (hanja 盛德)

1. great virtue

   Synonyms: 가덕(嘉德) (gadeok), 위덕(偉德) (wideok)

Sino-Korean word from 聖德, from 聖 (“holy, divine”) + 德 (“virtue”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋdʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [성덕]

성덕 • (seongdeok) (hanja 聖德)

1. virtues of a sage or saint

   Synonym: 건덕(乾德) (geondeok)

2. act of extolling the virtues of the monarch

Compound of 성(成) (seong, “succeed”) +‎ 덕 (deok, short for 오덕후 (odeokhu, “otaku”)).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋdʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [성덕]

성덕 • (seongdeok) (hanja 成덕)

1. geek, expert

   그는 IT 분야에서 성덕이다.

   Geu-neun aiti bunya-eseo seongdeog-ida.

   He is a geek in the IT field.