생명

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [생명/셍명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saengmyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saengmyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	saengmyŏng
Yale Romanization?	sayngmyeng

Noun

생명 • (saengmyeong) (hanja 生命)

1. life
2. Short for 생명보험(生命保險) (saengmyeongboheom, “life insurance”).

Derived terms

• 생명과학(生命科學) (saengmyeonggwahak, “life science”)