승학연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 升學宴, from 升學 (“advancing to the next grade”) + 宴 (“feast”).

Presumably an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 升學宴 (shēngxuéyàn), given exclusive use by Koreans in China.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯŋɦa̠ɡjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [승하견]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seunghagyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seunghag'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭnghagyŏn
Yale Romanization?	sunghak.yen

Noun

승학연 • (seunghagyeon) (hanja 升學宴)

1. (Yanbian) banquet held to celebrate a student's advancement in their studies (as well as thank the teachers for their dedication)

See also

• 감사연(感謝宴) (gamsayeon)