성은

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 聖恩.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɯn]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)은]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seong'eun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'eun
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngŭn
    Yale Romanization?sēngun

    Noun

    성은 • (seong'eun) (hanja 聖恩)

    1. (religion) divine favor
    2. (historical) royal grace, royal favor
      성은이 망극하옵니다. (하소서체, addressing the king)
      Seong'euni manggeukhaomnida.
      Your grace is immeasurable.

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 盛恩.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɯn]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)은]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seong'eun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'eun
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngŭn
    Yale Romanization?sēngun

    Noun

    성은 • (seong'eun) (hanja 盛恩)

    1. (literary) great favor
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