생로병사
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 生老病死 (“birth, old age, disease, death”), referring to the four sights of the miseries of human existence encountered by the young Buddha, which motivated his desire to end human suffering.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋno̞bjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠] ~ [sʰe̞ŋno̞bjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [생노병사/셍노병사]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | saengnobyeongsa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saenglobyeongsa |
McCune–Reischauer? | saengnobyŏngsa |
Yale Romanization? | saynglopyengsa |