Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 旺盛.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangseong
McCune–Reischauer?wangsŏng
Yale Romanization?wāngseng

Noun edit

왕성 (wangseong) (hanja 旺盛)

  1. flourishing; prosperity
    혈기 왕성hyeolgi wangseongfull of vigour

Derived terms edit