희생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 犧牲.

Pronunciation
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  • Phonetic Hangul[히생]
Revised Romanization? huisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)? huisaeng
McCune–Reischauer? hŭisaeng
Yale Romanization? huysayng

Noun

희생 • (huisaeng) (hanja 犧牲)

  1. sacrifice
  2. casualty; victim
    자기 가족들을 지키기 위해 자기보다 약한 다른 누군가를 희생시키다.
    Jagi gajokdeureul jikigi wihae jagiboda yakhan dareun nugun-gareul huisaengsikida.
    to sacrifice someone who is weaker than himself in order to protect his family
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