태생

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 胎生, from 胎 (“to bear child”) + 生 (“to be born; birth”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛsʰɛŋ] ~ [tʰe̞sʰe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [태생/테셍]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?taesaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?taesaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?t'aesaeng
    Yale Romanization?thaysayng

    Noun

    태생 • (taesaeng) (hanja 胎生)

    1. birth (often after a place name)
      인천 태생의 시인 ― Incheon taesaen-g'ui siin ― poet born in Incheon
      그녀는 나와 태생부터 다른 능력을 지니고 있다.
      Geunyeo-neun na-wa taesaen-gbuteo dareun neungnyeog-eul jinigo itda.
      She possesses talents which are different from mine [i.e. which I lack] from her very birth.
    2. (zoology) viviparity; being viviparous
      Coordinate term: 난생(卵生) (nansaeng)
      대다수의 포유류는 태생이다. ― Daedasu-ui poyuryu-neun taesaen-g'ida. ― Most mammals are viviparous.
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