솔선수범

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 率先垂範 (“lead first to set an example”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɭs͈ʌ̹nsʰubʌ̹m]
Phonetic hangul: [솔썬수범]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	solseonsubeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	solseonsubeom
McCune–Reischauer^?	solssŏnsubŏm
Yale Romanization^?	solqsenswupem

Noun

솔선수범 • (solseonsubeom) (hanja 率先垂範)

(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) setting an example
미술 동아리 부장 은 튄 물감 을 제일 먼저 닦으면서 솔선수범하는 모습 을 보였다.
Misul dong'ari bujan-g'eun twin mulgam-eul jeil meonjeo dakkeumyeonseo solseonsubeomhaneun moseub-eul boyeotda.
The art club president set an example [for the rest of the club] by being the first to wipe away the splattered paint.
- 1957 April 24, “『解(해)放(방)政(정)策(책)』의 重(중)大(대)한 缺(결)陷(함)”, in The Dong-a Ilbo:
  美(미)國(국)이 全(전)自(자)由(유)世(세)界(계)의 힘 을 强(강)化(화)시키려는 努(노)力(력)에서 率(솔)先(선)垂(수)範(범)하였다
  The United States set an example in its efforts to strengthen the forces of the entire Free World
- 2021 June 15, “광주도시관리공사, 청석공원 내 자발적 환경미화 참여 학생 표창 수여식 가져 [gwangjudosigwalligongsa, cheongseokgong'won nae jabaljeok hwan'gyeongmihwa chamyeo haksaeng pyochang suyeosik gajeo]”, in Kukmin Today‎^[1]:
  두 학생 은 평소 교내에서 도 솔선수범의 자세 와 헌신적으로 봉사 활동 을 하여 타 의 모범 이 되었으며 […]
  du haksaen-g'eun pyeongso gyonae-eseo-do solseonsubeom-ui jase-wa heonsinjeog-euro bongsahwaldon-g'eul hayeo ta-ui mobeom-i doeeosseumyeo [ … ]
  By regularly taking an attitude of leading by example and working diligently in volunteer activities, the two students became a model for others in school as well […]

Derived terms

솔선수범(率先垂範)하다 (solseonsubeomhada, “to set an example”)