생전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生前, from 生 (“life”) + 前 (“front, forefront”). See also Japanese 生前 (seizen).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [생전/셍전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saengjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saengjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	saengjŏn
Yale Romanization?	sayngcen

Noun

생전 • (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

1. during one's lifetime, premortem

   Antonym: 사후(死後) (sahu, “postmortem, posthumous”)

Adverb

생전 • (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

1. never

   그는 생전 술을 안 마신다.

   Geu-neun saengjeon sur-eul an masinda.

   He never drinks alcohol.