방생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 放生 (“freeing captive animals”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈpa̠(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [방(ː)생/방(ː)셍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bangsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bangsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?pangsaeng
Yale Romanization?pāngsayng

Noun

방생 • (bangsaeng) (hanja 放生)

  1. freeing captive animals; returning captive animals back to nature
  2. (Buddhism) buying captive fish or birds to set them free (an act of charity in Buddhism)
  3. (Internet slang) breaking up with a romantic partner

Derived terms
  • 방생(放生)되다 (bangsaengdoeda, “to be freed (of animals), etc.”)
  • 방생(放生)하다 (bangsaenghada, “to free captive animals, etc.”)
  • 방생계(放生契) (bangsaenggye, “charity for freeing animals”)
  • 방생지(放生池) (bangsaengji, “pond for freed fish”)
  • 방생회(放生會) (bangsaenghoe, “rite of freeing captive animals”)
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