성쇠

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 盛衰 (“to flourish and then decline; rise and fall”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰwe̞] ~ [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성쉐/성쇠]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongsoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongsoe
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngsoe
    Yale Romanization?sengsoy

    Noun

    성쇠 • (seongsoe) (hanja 盛衰)

    1. vicissitudes, fortunes, the vagaries of fortune
      Synonyms: 흥망(興亡) (heungmang), (literary) 영락(榮落) (yeongnak)
      로마의 성쇠 ― Roma-ui seongsoe ― the rise and fall of Rome
    2. ups and downs, peaks and valleys, flux and reflux
      Synonyms: 부침(浮沈) (buchim), 고저(高低) (gojeo)
      대영제국의 성쇠 ― Daeyeongjegug-ui seongsoe ― the highs and lows of the British Empire
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