생활고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 생활(生活) (saenghwal, “life”) + 고(苦) (go, “hardship, suffering”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋβwa̠ɭɡo̞] ~ [sʰe̞ŋβwa̠ɭɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [생활고/셍활고]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saenghwalgo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saenghwalgo
McCune–Reischauer?	saenghwalgo
Yale Romanization?	saynghwal.ko

Noun

생활고 • (saenghwalgo) (hanja 生活苦)

1. economic distress; economic hardship

   Synonym: 생활난(生活難) (saenghwallan)

   생활고에 시달리는 소시민

   saenghwalgo-e sidallineun sosimin

   average people suffering from economic hardship