생명보험
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 生命保險, from 生命 (“life”) + 保險 (“insurance”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmjʌ̹ŋ po̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ŋ po̞(ː)ɦʌ̹m]
- Phonetic hangul: [생명 보(ː)험/셍명 보(ː)험]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | saengmyeong boheom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saengmyeong boheom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | saengmyŏng pohŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | sayngmyeng pōhem |
Noun
생명보험 • (saengmyeongboheom) (hanja 生命保險)
- life insurance