생명보험

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生命保險, from 生命 (“life”) + 保險 (“insurance”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ po̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ po̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [생명 보(ː)험/셍명 보(ː)험]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

생명보험 • (saengmyeongboheom) (hanja 生命保險)

1. life insurance