성쇠

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 盛衰 (“to flourish and then decline; rise and fall”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰwe̞] ~ [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [성쉐/성쇠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongsoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongsoe
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngsoe
Yale Romanization?	sengsoy

Noun

성쇠 • (seongsoe) (hanja 盛衰)

1. vicissitudes, fortunes, the vagaries of fortune

   Synonyms: 흥망(興亡) (heungmang), (literary) 영락(榮落) (yeongnak)

   로마의 성쇠 ― Roma-ui seongsoe ― the rise and fall of Rome

2. ups and downs, peaks and valleys, flux and reflux

   Synonyms: 부침(浮沈) (buchim), 고저(高低) (gojeo)

   대영제국의 성쇠 ― Daeyeongjegug-ui seongsoe ― the highs and lows of the British Empire