슬하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 膝下, from 膝 (“knee”) + 下 (“under”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯɾɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [슬하]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seulha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seulha
McCune–Reischauer?	sŭrha
Yale Romanization?	sul.ha

Noun

슬하 • (seulha) (hanja 膝下)

1. The scope of offsprings someone takes care of or regards as his/her children.

   제가 슬하에 자식이 많아요.

   Jega seulha'e jasigi manayo.

   I have many children under my care.

2. The sphere of parental influence; The zone of nurture which let one's parent assist, advice or control their child.

   Synonyms: 밑 (mit), 아래 (arae)

   그 부인은 미용실을 운영하시는 어머니와 공무원이신 아버지 슬하에서 자랐다.

   Geu bu'ineun miyongsireul unyeonghasineun eomeoniwa gongmuwonisin abeoji seulha'eseo jaratda.

   The woman were raised by a mother who ran a hair salon and a father who was a civil servant.

Trivia

It is one of the words had been used figuratively but went simple after losing its literal meaning.