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성서 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Sino-Korean word from 聖書 (scripture).

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seongseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seongseo
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏngsŏ
Yale Romanization?sēngse

성서 (Seongseo) (hanja 聖書)

  1. scripture; bible
    Synonym: 경전 (gyeongjeon)
  2. Bible (as the Christian scripture)
    Synonym: 성경 (seonggyeong)