생활임금

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 생활(生活) (saenghwal) + 임금(賃金) (imgeum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋβwa̠ɭ i(ː)mɡɯm] ~ [sʰe̞ŋβwa̠ɭ i(ː)mɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [생활 임(ː)금/셍활 임(ː)금]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saenghwal imgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saenghwal imgeum
McCune–Reischauer?	saenghwal imgŭm
Yale Romanization?	saynghwal īmkum

Noun

생활임금 • (saenghwarimgeum) (hanja 生活賃金)

1. (economics) living wage