분서갱유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 焚書坑儒

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [punsʰʌ̹ɡɛŋju] ~ [punsʰʌ̹ɡe̞ŋju]
• Phonetic hangul: [분서갱유/분서겡유]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bunseogaeng'yu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bunseogaeng'yu
McCune–Reischauer?	Punsŏgaengyu
Yale Romanization?	punsekayngyu

Proper noun

분서갱유 • (Bunseogaeng'yu) (hanja 焚書坑儒)

1. "Burning of books and burying of scholars", anti-intellectual event during the Qin Dynasty