생사여탈권

생사여탈권

Korean

Alternative forms

• 생살여탈권 (生殺與奪權, saengsaryeotalgwon)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生死與奪 (“to cause to live, to kill, to give and to seize”) + 權 (“power, right”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋsʰa̠jʌ̹tʰa̠ɭk͈wʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰa̠jʌ̹tʰa̠ɭk͈wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [생사여탈꿘/셍사여탈꿘]

Revised Romanization? saengsayeotalgwon Revised Romanization (translit.)? saengsayeotalgwon McCune–Reischauer? saengsayŏt'alkwŏn Yale Romanization? sayngsayethalqkwen

Noun

생사여탈권 • (saengsayeotalgwon) (hanja 生死與奪權)

1. absolute authority over others; the power to save them and to kill them, to give to them and to take from them

   문화대혁명 당시 홍위병들은 소위 반동분자의 생사여탈권을 쥐었다.

   Munhwadaehyeongmyeong dangsi hong-wibyeongdeureun sowi bandongbunjaui saengsayeotalgwoneul jwieotda.

   During the Cultural Revolution, the red guards wielded absolute power over the so-called "reactionaries".

Usage notes

The form 생살여탈권 is sometimes considered more correct in terms of Chinese grammar, but 생사여탈권 remains much more widely used in practice.