성은

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 聖恩.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'eun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'eun
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngŭn
Yale Romanization?sēngun

Noun

성은 (seong'eun) (hanja 聖恩)

  1. (religion) divine favor
  2. (historical) royal grace, royal favor
    성은망극하옵니다. (하소서체, addressing the king)
    Seong'euni manggeukhaomnida.
    Your grace is immeasurable.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 盛恩.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'eun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'eun
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngŭn
Yale Romanization?sēngun

Noun

성은 (seong'eun) (hanja 盛恩)

  1. (literary) great favor