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Jeju
- 중숭 (jungsung)
- 짐생 (jimsaeng)
Etymology
Cognate with Korean 짐승 (jimseung).
Pronunciation
Noun
짐승 (jimseung)
- beast, animal
Derived terms
Korean
- 즘ᄉᆡᆼ (jeumsaeng) — Early Modern
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 중생 (衆生, jungsaeng, “(in Buddhism) the sentient beings”).
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | jimseung |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jimseung |
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McCune–Reischauer? | chimsŭng |
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Yale Romanization? | cimsung |
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Noun
짐승 • (jimseung)
- beast, animal
짐승을 죽이다.- jimseung'eul jugida.
- To kill an animal.
- brute, barbarian
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