응분

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 應分.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋbun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)분]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eungbun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eungbun
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭngbun
    Yale Romanization?ūngpun

    Noun

    응분 • (eungbun) (hanja 應分)

    1. (chiefly as 응분(應分)의) that which is deserved or merited; deserts
      • 2013, 이종은 [ijong'eun], “롤스와 응분 [rolseuwa eungbun]”, in Han'guk jeongchi yeon'gu‎[1], volume 22, number 1, page 237:
        아리스토텔레스는 『니코마코스 윤리학』에서 응분이나 공헌에 따라 혜택을 배분하는 문제를 다룬다.
        Ariseutotelleseu-neun Nikomakoseu yullihak eseo eungbunina gongheon-e ttara hyetaeg-eul baebunhaneun munje-reul darunda.
        In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle deals with the issue of distributing privileges according to deserts or merit.

    Derived terms

    • 응분(應分)의 (eungbunui)
    • 응분(應分)하다 (eungbunhada)
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