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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 犧牲羊, from 犧牲 (“sacrifice”) + 羊 (“goat”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | huisaeng'yang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | huisaeng'yang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hŭisaengyang |
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| Yale Romanization? | huysayngyang |
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Noun
희생양 • (huisaeng'yang) (hanja 犧牲羊)
- scapegoat