희생양

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 犧牲羊, from 犧牲 (“sacrifice”) + 羊 (“goat”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çisʰɛŋja̠ŋ] ~ [çisʰe̞ŋja̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [히생양/히셍양]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?huisaeng'yang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?huisaeng'yang
    McCune–Reischauer?hŭisaengyang
    Yale Romanization?huysayngyang

    Noun

    희생양 • (huisaeng'yang) (hanja 犧牲羊)

    1. scapegoat
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