영생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永生.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)생/영(ː)셍]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏngsaeng
Yale Romanization^?	yēngsayng

Noun

영생 • (yeongsaeng) (hanja 永生)

eternal life; immortality
- 2013, “혁명무력은 원수님 령도만 받든다 [Our Revolutionary Armed Forces Support Only the Marshal's Leadership]”, Cha Ho-gun (차호근) & Ri Ji-song (리지성) (lyrics), Sol Te-song (설태성) & Ham Hyok (함혁) (music):
  믿는다 죽어 도 못 떠날
  영생의 품 을
  우리 는 김정은동지
  그이 와 한 심장 이다
  Minneunda jugeo-do mot tteonar
  yeongsaen-g'ui pum-eur
  Uri-neun Gimjeong'eundongji
  geu'i-wa hansimjan-g'ida
  Our faith in Him remains even facing death
  Within His eternal care.
  Together with Comrade Kim Jong Un,
  We all share one single heart.

Derived terms

영생하다 (永生—, yeongsaenghada)