영생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 永生.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)생/영(ː)셍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsaeng
Yale Romanization?	yēngsayng

Noun

영생 • (yeongsaeng) (hanja 永生)

1. eternal life; immortality

Derived terms

• 영생(永生)하다 (yeongsaenghada)