십악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 十惡 (“ten evils”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiba̠k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [시박]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sibak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sib'ag
McCune–Reischauer^?	sibak
Yale Romanization^?	sip.ak

Noun

십악 • (sibak) (hanja 十惡)

(Buddhism) the Ten Evil Acts in East Asian Buddhist doctrines
Antonym: 십선(十善) (sipseon)
(traditional Chinese law) Ten Abominations (a list of offenses under traditional Chinese law regarded as the most abhorrent)

Usage notes

In traditional Buddhist precepts the Ten Evil Acts are divided into the three physical evils (killing, stealing, sexual misconduct), the four verbal evils (lying, flattery or indiscriminate and irresponsible speech, defamation, duplicity), and the three mental evils (greed, anger, foolishness or holding mistaken views). The Ten Good Acts, 십선(十善) (sipseon), are to refrain from committing any of the ten evils.