성쇠
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 盛衰 (“to flourish and then decline; rise and fall”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰwe̞] ~ [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰø̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [성쉐/성쇠]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seongsoe |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongsoe |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngsoe |
| Yale Romanization? | sengsoy |
Noun
성쇠 • (seongsoe) (hanja 盛衰)
- vicissitudes, fortunes, the vagaries of fortune
- Synonyms: 흥망(興亡) (heungmang), (literary) 영락(榮落) (yeongnak)
- 로마의 성쇠 ― Roma-ui seongsoe ― the rise and fall of Rome
- ups and downs, peaks and valleys, flux and reflux
- Synonyms: 부침(浮沈) (buchim), 고저(高低) (gojeo)
- 대영제국의 성쇠 ― Daeyeongjegug-ui seongsoe ― the highs and lows of the British Empire