성리학
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 性理學, from 性 (“character, personality”) + 理 (“reason, logic”) + 學 (“study”); abbreviation of 성즉리 (性卽理, seongjeungni) and 학 (學, hak).
Pronunciation
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| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seongnihak |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seonglihag |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngnihak |
| Yale Romanization? | senglihak |