생선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生鮮.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [생선/셍선]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengseon
McCune–Reischauer?saengsŏn
Yale Romanization?sayngsen
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 생선의 / 생선에 / 생선까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and heightens the first syllable of subsequent consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

생선 • (saengseon) (hanja 生鮮)

  1. fish (as food)
    Coordinate term: (as living animals) 물고기 (mulgogi)
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