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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 放生 (“freeing captive animals”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | bangsaeng |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bangsaeng |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pangsaeng |
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| Yale Romanization? | pāngsayng |
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Noun
방생 • (bangsaeng) (hanja 放生)
- freeing captive animals; returning captive animals back to nature
- (Buddhism) buying captive fish or birds to set them free (an act of charity in Buddhism)
- (Internet slang) breaking up with a romantic partner
Derived terms
- 방생(放生)되다 (bangsaengdoeda, “to be freed (of animals), etc.”)
- 방생(放生)하다 (bangsaenghada, “to free captive animals, etc.”)
- 방생계(放生契) (bangsaenggye, “charity for freeing animals”)
- 방생지(放生池) (bangsaengji, “pond for freed fish”)
- 방생회(放生會) (bangsaenghoe, “rite of freeing captive animals”)