태생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 胎生, from 胎 (“to bear child”) + 生 (“to be born; birth”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛsʰɛŋ] ~ [tʰe̞sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [태생/테셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taesaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taesaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aesaeng
Yale Romanization?	thaysayng

Noun

태생 • (taesaeng) (hanja 胎生)

1. birth (often after a place name)

   인천 태생의 시인 ― Incheon taesaeng-ui siin ― poet born in Incheon

   그녀는 나와 태생부터 다른 능력을 지니고 있다.

   Geunyeo-neun na-wa taesaeng-buteo dareun neungnyeog-eul jinigo itda.

   She possesses talents which are different from mine [i.e. which I lack] from her very birth.

2. (zoology) viviparity; being viviparous

   Coordinate term: 난생(卵生) (nansaeng)

   대다수의 포유류는 태생이다. ― Daedasu-ui poyuryu-neun taesaeng-ida. ― Most mammals are viviparous.