승복

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯŋbo̞k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [승복]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seungbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seungbog
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŭngbok
Yale Romanization^?	sungpok

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 承服.

Noun

승복 • (seungbok) (hanja 承服)

acceptance, acknowledgement, concession (to a verdict, a result, a conclusion)
대통령 은 아직 도 선거 결과 승복을 거부하고 있다.
Daetongnyeong-eun ajik-do seon'geo gyeolgwa seungbog-eul geobuhago itda.
The president is still refusing to concede to the results of the election.
- 1929 July 7, “新(신)規(규)事(사)業(업)은 一(일)切(절)不(불)容(용)認(인)”, in The Chosun Ilbo:
  果(과)然(연) 이 方(방)針(침)에 與(여)黨(당)이 承(승)服(복)할지 안 할지 는 가장 興(흥)味(미) 잇는 바 이다.
  gwayeon i bangchim-e yeodang-i seungbokhalji an halji-neun gajang heungmi inneun ba-ida.
  Whether the ruling party will indeed accept this plan or not is the most interesting part.
- 2021 June 2, “최문순 "민주당 대선 경선 메기 역할...활력 넣을 것" [choemunsun minjudang daeseon gyeongseon megi yeokhal...hwallyeok neo'eul geot"]”, in ytn.co.kr‎^[1]:
  개인적 으로 는 경선 을 연기하는 게 좋다 고 생각한다 며, 후보 들 끼리 모여 토론 을 하고 그 결과 에 따라 승복하자 고 제안했습니다.
  Gaeinjeog-euro-neun gyeongseon-eul yeon'gihaneun ge jota-go saenggakhandamyeo, hubo-deul-kkiri moyeo toron-eul hago geu gyeolgwa-e ttara seungbokhaja-go jeanhaetseumnida.
  Saying that he personally thought it was better to delay the primaries, he suggested that the candidates meet to discuss [on whether to do so or not] and to accept the result [of the discussion].

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 僧服, from 僧 (“monk”) + 服 (“robe”).

Noun

승복 • (seungbok) (hanja 僧服)

Buddhist monk's robes
Synonym: 법의(法衣) (beobui)