희생양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 犧牲羊, from 犧牲 (“sacrifice”) + 羊 (“goat”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çisʰɛŋja̠ŋ] ~ [çisʰe̞ŋja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [히생양/히셍양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huisaeng'yang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huisaeng'yang
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭisaengyang
Yale Romanization?	huysayngyang

Noun

희생양 • (huisaeng'yang) (hanja 犧牲羊)

1. scapegoat