왕성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 旺盛.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [왕(ː)성]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wangseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangseong
    McCune–Reischauer?wangsŏng
    Yale Romanization?wāngseng

    Noun

    왕성 • (wangseong) (hanja 旺盛)

    1. flourishing; prosperity
      혈기 왕성
      hyeolgi wangseong
      full of vigour

    Derived terms

    • 왕성하다 (旺盛—, wangseonghada)
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