생전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生前, from 生 (“life”) + 前 (“front, forefront”). See also Japanese 生前 (seizen).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [생전/셍전]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengjeon
McCune–Reischauer?saengjŏn
Yale Romanization?sayngcen

Noun

생전 • (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

  1. during one's lifetime, premortem
    Antonym: 사후(死後) (sahu, “postmortem, posthumous”)

Adverb

생전 • (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

  1. never
    그는 생전 술을 안 마신다.
    Geu-neun saengjeon sur-eul an masinda.
    He never drinks alcohol.
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