"삼성" meaning in Korean

See 삼성 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [sʰa̠msʰʌ̹ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Samseong [romanization], 三聖 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 三聖, from 三 (“three”) + 聖 (“sage”). Literally "the Three Sages." Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|三聖}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|三|three|聖|sage}} Sino-Korean word from 三聖, from 三 (“three”) + 聖 (“sage”) Head templates: {{ko-pos|proper noun|hanja=三聖}} 삼성 • (Samseong) (hanja 三聖)
  1. Buddha, Jesus, and Confucius.
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-name-A890MqMu Categories (other): Sino-Korean words, Religion Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21 Disambiguation of Religion: 31 30 13 0 0 0 27
  2. Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tzu.
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-name-QO1F16aT Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Sino-Korean words, Religion Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 24 27 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 7 18 24 16 7 8 20 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21 Disambiguation of Religion: 31 30 13 0 0 0 27
  3. Various groupings of famous Chinese sages; frequently Lao Tzu, Confucius, and Yan Hui.
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-name-DdoDTnvM Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Sino-Korean words, Religion Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 24 27 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 5 21 28 20 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 7 18 24 16 7 8 20 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21 Disambiguation of Religion: 31 30 13 0 0 0 27
  4. Hwanin, Hwanung, and Dangun, three key figures in the Dangun foundation myth.
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-name-YZH0V405 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 24 27 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 7 18 24 16 7 8 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 12 28 35 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 23 26 33 4 4 5 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21
  5. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-name-m48qfOWe Categories (other): Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: [sʰa̠msʰʌ̹ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Samseong [romanization], 三星 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 三星, from 三 (“three”) + 星 (“star”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|三星}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|三|three|星|star}} Sino-Korean word from 三星, from 三 (“three”) + 星 (“star”) Head templates: {{ko-pos|proper noun|hanja=三星}} 삼성 • (Samseong) (hanja 三星)
  1. Samsung
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-name-KFB1oCsm Categories (other): Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [sʰa̠msʰʌ̹ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: samseong [romanization], 三省 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 三省, from 三 (“three”) + 省 (“observation”) Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|三省}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|三|three|省|observation}} Sino-Korean word from 三省, from 三 (“three”) + 省 (“observation”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=三省}} 삼성 • (samseong) (hanja 三省)
  1. To introspect three times daily. Synonyms: 삼성오신 (samseong'osin) (alt: 三省吾身) Derived forms: 삼성하다 (samseonghada) (english: to reflect thrice daily)
    Sense id: en-삼성-ko-noun-zzj5iM8O Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Sino-Korean words, Philosophy, Religion, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 24 27 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 7 18 24 16 7 8 20 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 13 18 13 12 12 21 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 10 10 17 11 15 10 27 Disambiguation of Religion: 31 30 13 0 0 0 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "proper noun",
        "hanja": "三星"
      },
      "expansion": "삼성 • (Samseong) (hanja 三星)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Samsung"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Samsung",
          "Samsung"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰa̠msʰʌ̹ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "삼성"
    },
    {
      "other": "[삼성]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ko:삼성그룹"
  ],
  "word": "삼성"
}

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