구명

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 救命.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kumjʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [구명]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gumyeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	kumyŏng
Yale Romanization^?	kwumyeng

Noun

구명 • (gumyeong) (hanja 救命)

saving a life; (in compounds) life-saving

Derived terms

구명동의 (救命胴衣, gumyeongdong'ui, “life jacket”)
구명부환 (救命浮環, gumyeongbuhwan, “life belt”)
구명하다 (救命—, gumyeonghada, “to save someone from death”)

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