맹자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孟子

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)자/멩(ː)자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Maengja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Maengja
McCune–Reischauer?	Maengja
Yale Romanization?	māyngca

Proper noun

맹자 • (Maengja) (hanja 孟子)

1. Mencius, a Chinese philosopher, one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism
2. Mencius (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)

Coordinate terms

사서오경 (四書五經, Saseoogyeong, “Four Books and Five Classics”)

사서 (四書, Saseo, “Four Books”)

• 대학 (大學, Daehak, “Great Learning”)
• 중용 (中庸, Jung'yong, “Doctrine of the Mean”)
• 논어 (論語, Noneo, “Analects”)
• 맹자 (孟子, Maengja, “Mencius”)

오경 (五經, Ogyeong, “Five Classics”)

• 시경 (詩經, Sigyeong, “Classic of Poetry”)
• 서경 (書經, Seogyeong, “Book of Documents”)
• 예기 (禮記, Yegi, “Book of Rites”)
• 역경 (易經, Yeokgyeong, “I Ching”)
• 춘추 (春秋, Chunchu, “Spring and Autumn Annals”)