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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 賞善罰惡 (“rewarding good and punishing evil”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sangseonbeorak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sangseonbeol'ag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sangsŏnbŏrak |
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| Yale Romanization? | sangsenpel.ak |
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Noun
상선벌악 • (sangseonbeorak) (hanja 賞善罰惡)
- (Catholicism, four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) God rewarding the good and punishing the wicked
- Synonym: (in non-Catholic contexts) 권선징악(勸善懲惡) (gwonseonjing'ak)