희생

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 犧牲.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çisʰɛŋ] ~ [çisʰe̞ŋ]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [히생/히셍]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?huisaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?huisaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?hŭisaeng
    Yale Romanization?huysayng

    Noun

    희생 • (huisaeng) (hanja 犧牲)

    1. sacrifice
    2. life lost due to natural causes or accidents
    3. victim (sacrificed animal)

    Derived terms

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