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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 胎生, from 胎 (“to bear child”) + 生 (“to be born; birth”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | taesaeng |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | taesaeng |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | t'aesaeng |
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| Yale Romanization? | thaysayng |
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Noun
태생 • (taesaeng) (hanja 胎生)
- birth (often after a place name)
- 인천 태생의 시인 ― Incheon taesaeng-ui siin ― poet born in Incheon
그녀는 나와 태생부터 다른 능력을 지니고 있다.- Geunyeo-neun na-wa taesaeng-buteo dareun neungnyeog-eul jinigo itda.
- She possesses talents which are different from mine from her very birth.
- (zoology) viviparity; being viviparous
- Coordinate term: 난생(卵生) (nansaeng)
- 대다수의 포유류는 태생이다. ― Daedasu-ui poyuryu-neun taesaeng-ida. ― Most mammals are viviparous.