선생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先生

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[선생]
Revised Romanization? seonsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seonsaeng
McCune–Reischauer? sŏnsaeng
Yale Romanization? sensayng

Noun

선생 • (seonsaeng) (hanja 先生)

  1. teacher

Usage notes

선생 (seonsaeng) is often used to address a person whose professional status is unknown. In this sense, it is often combined with 님 (nim) to produce 선생님 (seonsaengnim).

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