행복

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 幸福, from 幸 (“happiness”) + 福 (“blessing”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ŋbo̞k̚] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ŋbo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [행(ː)복/헹(ː)복]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haengbok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haengbog
    McCune–Reischauer?haengbok
    Yale Romanization?hāyngpok

    Noun

    행복 • (haengbok) (hanja 幸福)

    1. happiness
    2. good fortune

    Synonyms

    • 행우 (幸祐, haeng'u)
    • 휴복 (休福, hyubok)

    Derived terms

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