충성심

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 忠誠心, from 忠誠 (“loyalty”) + 心 (“heart”). See also Japanese 忠誠心(ちゅうせいしん) (chūseishin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuŋsʰʌ̹ŋɕʰim]
• Phonetic hangul: [충성심]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chungseongsim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chungseongsim
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ungsŏngsim
Yale Romanization?	chwungsengsim

Noun

충성심 • (chungseongsim) (hanja 忠誠心)

1. a sense of loyalty, faithfulness, allegiance, fidelity

   그는 맹목적인 충성심 때문에 진실을 보지 못했다.

   Geu-neun maengmokjeog-in chungseongsim ttaemune jinsir-eul boji mothaetda.

   His sense of loyalty blinded him to the truth.