희생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 犧牲.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çisʰɛŋ] ~ [çisʰe̞ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [히생/히셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huisaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭisaeng
Yale Romanization?	huysayng

Noun

희생 • (huisaeng) (hanja 犧牲)

1. sacrifice
2. life lost due to natural causes or accidents
3. victim (sacrificed animal)

Derived terms

• 희생(犧牲)되다 (huisaengdoeda)
• 희생(犧牲)하다 (huisaenghada)
• 희생물(犧牲物) (huisaengmul)
• 희생양(犧牲羊) (huisaeng'yang)
• 희생적(犧牲的) (huisaengjeok)
• 희생타(犧牲打) (huisaengta)