Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 聖恩.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'eun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'eun
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngŭn
Yale Romanization?sēngun

Noun

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성은 (seong'eun) (hanja 聖恩)

  1. (religion) divine favor
  2. (historical) royal grace, royal favor
    성은망극하옵니다. (하소서체, addressing the king)
    Seong'euni manggeukhaomnida.
    Your grace is immeasurable.

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 盛恩.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'eun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'eun
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngŭn
Yale Romanization?sēngun

Noun

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성은 (seong'eun) (hanja 盛恩)

  1. (literary) great favor