Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 生殺與奪 (to cause to live, to kill, to give and to seize) + (power, right), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋsʰa̠ʎʎʌ̹tʰa̠ɭk͈wʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰa̠ʎʎʌ̹tʰa̠ɭk͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengsallyeotalgwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengsal'yeotalgwon
McCune–Reischauer?saengsallyŏt'alkwŏn
Yale Romanization?sayngsallye.thalqkwen

Noun

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생살여탈권 (saengsallyeotalgwon) (hanja 生殺與奪權)

  1. Alternative form of 생사여탈권 (saengsayeotalgwon, absolute authority over others)