행복

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 幸福, from (happiness) + (blessing)

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?haengbok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haengbog
McCune–Reischauer?haengbok
Yale Romanization?hāyngpok
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Noun

행복 (haengbok) (hanja 幸福)

  1. happiness
  2. good fortune

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