성당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖堂

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋda̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)당]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongdang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongdang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngdang
Yale Romanization?	sēngtang

Noun

성당 • (seongdang) (hanja 聖堂)

1. Confucian temple
2. church