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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 苦生, from 苦 (“distressing”) + 生 (“life”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gosaeng |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gosaeng |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kosaeng |
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| Yale Romanization? | kosayng |
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Noun
고생 • (gosaeng) (hanja 苦生)
- suffering
Derived terms