성쇠
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 盛衰 (“to flourish and then decline; rise and fall”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰwe̞] ~ [sʰʌ̹ŋsʰø̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [성쉐/성쇠]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seongsoe |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongsoe |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngsoe |
Yale Romanization? | sengsoy |
Noun[edit]
- vicissitudes, fortunes, the vagaries of fortune
- ups and downs, peaks and valleys, flux and reflux