생명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生命, from 生 (“living”) + 命 (“life”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[생명]
Revised Romanization? saengmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? saengmyeong
McCune–Reischauer? saengmyŏng
Yale Romanization? sayngmyeng

Noun

생명 • (saengmyeong) (hanja 生命)

  1. life
  2. life insurance

Derived terms

  • 생명과학 (saengmyeonggwahak, “life science”)
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