상선벌악
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 賞善罰惡 (“rewarding good and punishing evil”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ŋsʰʌ̹nbʌ̹ɾa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [상선버락]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sangseonbeorak |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sangseonbeol'ag |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sangsŏnbŏrak |
| Yale Romanization? | sangsenpel.ak |
Noun
[edit]상선벌악 • (sangseonbeorak) (hanja 賞善罰惡)
- (Catholicism, four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) God rewarding the good and punishing the wicked
- Synonym: (in non-Catholic contexts) 권선징악(勸善懲惡) (gwonseonjing'ak)