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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 應分.
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? | eungbun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eungbun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭngbun |
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| Yale Romanization? | ūngpun |
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Noun
응분 • (eungbun) (hanja 應分)
- (chiefly as 응분(應分)의) that which is deserved or merited; deserts
2013, 이종은 [ijong'eun], “롤스와 응분 [rolseuwa eungbun]”, in Han'guk jeongchi yeon'gu, volume 22, number 1, page 237:아리스토텔레스는 『니코마코스 윤리학』에서 응분이나 공헌에 따라 혜택을 배분하는 문제를 다룬다.- Ariseutotelleseu-neun Nikomakoseu yullihak eseo eungbunina gongheon-e ttara hyetaeg-eul baebunhaneun munje-reul darunda.
- In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle deals with the issue of distributing privileges according to deserts or merit.
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