우상숭배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 우상(偶像) (usang) + 숭배(崇拜) (sungbae).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈu(ː)sʰa̠ŋsʰuŋbɛ] ~ [ˈu(ː)sʰa̠ŋsʰuŋbe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)상숭배/우(ː)상숭베]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	usangsungbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	usangsungbae
McCune–Reischauer?	usangsungbae
Yale Romanization?	wūsangswungpay

Noun

우상숭배 • (usangsungbae) (hanja 偶像崇拜)

1. idolatry