생선

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生鮮.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengseon
McCune–Reischauer?saengsŏn
Yale Romanization?sayngsen
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 생에 / 생

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and heightens the first syllable of subsequent consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

생선 (saengseon) (hanja 生鮮)

  1. fish (as food)
    Coordinate term: (as living animals) 물고기 (mulgogi)