"성" meaning in Korean

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Determiner

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 聖, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). Etymology templates: {{anchor|saint}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|聖|gloss=}} 聖, {{ko-etym-sino|聖}} Sino-Korean word from 聖, {{m|okm|셔ᇰ〯|tr=-}} 셔ᇰ〯, {{okm-l|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}} 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng) Head templates: {{ko-pos|determiner|hanja=聖}} 성 • (seong) (hanja 聖)
  1. (Catholicism) saint Categories (topical): Catholicism Synonyms: 성인 (alt: 聖人)
    Sense id: en-성-ko-det-i0m9omBv Categories (other): Korean determiners Disambiguation of Korean determiners: 82 18 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seong [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). Etymology templates: {{anchor|anger}}, {{ko-etym-native|mb|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}} First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 성 • (seong)
  1. anger, rage, wrath Synonyms: (alt: )
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-8TqYaUEJ Categories (other): Native Korean words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 性, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). ; “-ity, -ness” Etymology templates: {{anchor|sex}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|性|gloss=}} 性, {{ko-etym-sino|性}} Sino-Korean word from 性, {{m|okm|셔ᇰ〯|tr=-}} 셔ᇰ〯, {{okm-l|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}} 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=性}} 성 • (seong) (hanja 性)
  1. sex, sexuality; gender
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-nub1qX3d
  2. one's true or inherent nature Synonyms: 본성 (alt: 本性)
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-p0UcKrN5
  3. (grammar) gender Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-3p~q6otm Categories (other): Korean links with manual fragments Disambiguation of Korean links with manual fragments: 4 16 48 31 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 성결 (seonggyeol), 성깔 (seongkkal)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 姓, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). Etymology templates: {{anchor|surname}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|姓|gloss=}} 姓, {{ko-etym-sino|姓}} Sino-Korean word from 姓, {{m|okm|셔ᇰ〯|tr=-}} 셔ᇰ〯, {{okm-l|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}} 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=姓}} 성 • (seong) (hanja 姓)
  1. surname; last name Synonyms: 성씨 (alt: 姓氏) Derived forms: the hanja entry at 姓 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (seong) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-v0sAP2uk Categories (other): Hanja readings, Sino-Korean words, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 18 18 8 2 1 4 2 30 1 1 8 5 2 0 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 7 7 12 7 3 3 12 23 6 2 10 4 4 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 9 4 1 5 6 47 1 3 10 9 5 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 12 7 2 7 8 54 2 8 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 10 8 1 8 7 36 2 6 10 8 5 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 12 7 1 7 5 38 1 4 13 7 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [sʰʌ̹ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 城, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ (Yale: syèng). Etymology templates: {{anchor|castle}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|城|gloss=}} 城, {{ko-etym-sino|城}} Sino-Korean word from 城, {{m|okm|셔ᇰ|tr=-}} 셔ᇰ, {{okm-l|셔ᇰ|syèng}} 셔ᇰ (Yale: syèng) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=城}} 성 • (seong) (hanja 城)
  1. castle; fortress Derived forms: the hanja entry at 城 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (seong) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-2N-5I6tL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 聖, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). Etymology templates: {{anchor|saint}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|聖|gloss=}} 聖, {{ko-etym-sino|聖}} Sino-Korean word from 聖, {{m|okm|셔ᇰ〯|tr=-}} 셔ᇰ〯, {{okm-l|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}} 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=聖}} 성 • (seong) (hanja 聖)
  1. “the sacred”; that which is holy or sacred Derived forms: the hanja entry at 聖 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (seong) (alt: )
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

Forms: seong [romanization]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 兄. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|兄|gloss=}} 兄, {{ko-etym-sino|兄|nocat=y}} Sino-Korean word from 兄 Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 성 • (seong)
  1. Southern Dialectal, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, and Gyeongsang form of 형(兄) (hyeong, “(for males) older brother or male”).
    Sense id: en-성-ko-noun-pcnslSJk Categories (other): Chungcheong Korean, Gyeonggi Korean, Gyeongsang Korean, Jeolla Korean
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Suffix

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: —성 [canonical], -seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 性, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng). ; “-ity, -ness” Etymology templates: {{anchor|sex}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|性|gloss=}} 性, {{ko-etym-sino|性}} Sino-Korean word from 性, {{m|okm|셔ᇰ〯|tr=-}} 셔ᇰ〯, {{okm-l|셔ᇰ〯|syěng}} 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng) Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix|hanja=性}} —성 • (-seong) (hanja 性)
  1. -ity, -ness; the nature, quality, tendency, or characteristics of something Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-성-ko-suffix-Bg7iPO1X Derived forms: 귀염성 (gwiyeomseong), 마음성 (ma'eumseong), 먹성 (meokseong), 믿음성 (mideumseong), 밉성 (mipseong), 부끄럼성 (bukkeureomseong), 붙임성 (buchimseong), 사귐성 (sagwimseong), 알레르기성 (allereugiseong), 알칼리성 (alkalliseong), 엄포성 (eomposeong), 참을성 (chameulseong), the hanja entry at 性 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (seong) (alt: )
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: [sʰʌ̹ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: —성 [canonical], -seong [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 星. Etymology templates: {{anchor|star}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|星|gloss=}} 星, {{ko-etym-sino|星}} Sino-Korean word from 星 Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix|hanja=星}} —성 • (-seong) (hanja 星)
  1. (astronomy, academic) star Tags: literary, morpheme Categories (topical): Astronomy Derived forms: the hanja entry at 星 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (seong) (alt: ) Related terms: (english: star; byeol, Native Korean)
    Sense id: en-성-ko-suffix-Ul7KHVCJ Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Syllable

Forms: seong [romanization]
Etymology: Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-성-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 성 meaning in Korean (17.7kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "anger"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mb",
        "2": "셔ᇰ〯",
        "3": "syěng"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seong",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "성 • (seong)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Native Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Why are [you] getting angry over such a trivial thing?",
          "roman": "Wae gojak geureon geos-eul gajigo seong-eul naeneun geos-ini?",
          "text": "왜 고작 그런 것을 가지고 성을 내는 것이니?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It's no good getting angry for no apparent reason like that.",
          "roman": "Geureoke sseuldeeopsi seong-eul naemyeon motsseo.",
          "text": "그렇게 쓸데없이 성을 내면 못써.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anger, rage, wrath"
      ],
      "id": "en-성-ko-noun-8TqYaUEJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "anger",
          "anger"
        ],
        [
          "rage",
          "rage"
        ],
        [
          "wrath",
          "wrath"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "火",
          "word": "화"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[성(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "성"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "seonggyeol",
      "word": "성결"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "seongkkal",
      "word": "성깔"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sex"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "性",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "性",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "性"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 性",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "셔ᇰ〯",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "셔ᇰ〯",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "셔ᇰ〯",
        "2": "syěng"
      },
      "expansion": "셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng)",
      "name": "okm-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 性, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).\n; “-ity, -ness”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seong",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "性",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "性"
      },
      "expansion": "성 • (seong) (hanja 性)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.",
          "roman": "Gyoyug-eseo seong gyeokcha-ga keojigo itda. Deo jeogeun sutja-ui yeoa-deul-man-i hakgyo-e gago itda.",
          "text": "교육에서 성 격차가 커지고 있다. 더 적은 숫자의 여아들만이 학교에 가고 있다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sex, sexuality; gender"
      ],
      "id": "en-성-ko-noun-nub1qX3d",
      "links": [
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ],
        [
          "sexuality",
          "sexuality"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one's true or inherent nature"
      ],
      "id": "en-성-ko-noun-p0UcKrN5",
      "links": [
        [
          "one's",
          "one's"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "inherent",
          "inherent"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "本性",
          "word": "본성"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "ko:Grammar",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 16 48 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gender"
      ],
      "id": "en-성-ko-noun-3p~q6otm",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[성(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "성"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sex"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "性",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "性",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "性"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 性",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "셔ᇰ〯",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "셔ᇰ〯",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "셔ᇰ〯",
        "2": "syěng"
      },
      "expansion": "셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng)",
      "name": "okm-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 性, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).\n; “-ity, -ness”",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "—성",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-seong",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "性",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix",
        "hanja": "性"
      },
      "expansion": "—성 • (-seong) (hanja 性)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "gwiyeomseong",
          "word": "귀염성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ma'eumseong",
          "word": "마음성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "meokseong",
          "word": "먹성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mideumseong",
          "word": "믿음성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mipseong",
          "word": "밉성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bukkeureomseong",
          "word": "부끄럼성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "buchimseong",
          "word": "붙임성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "sagwimseong",
          "word": "사귐성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "allereugiseong",
          "word": "알레르기성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "alkalliseong",
          "word": "알칼리성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "eomposeong",
          "word": "엄포성"
        },
        {
          "roman": "chameulseong",
          "word": "참을성"
        },
        {
          "alt": "性",
          "roman": "seong",
          "word": "the hanja entry at 性 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "잔혹성 (殘酷性) ― janhokseong (殘酷 性 ) ― ruthlessness",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "인간성 (人間性) ― in'ganseong (人間 性 ) ― human nature / humanity",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "생산성 (生産性) ― saengsanseong (生産 性 ) ― productivity",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ity, -ness; the nature, quality, tendency, or characteristics of something"
      ],
      "id": "en-성-ko-suffix-Bg7iPO1X",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ],
        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "tendency",
          "tendency"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[성(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "성"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "surname"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "姓",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "姓",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "姓"
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      "args": {
        "1": "셔ᇰ〯",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "seong",
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "姓",
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        "hanja"
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    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "姓"
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          "_dis": "18 18 8 2 1 4 2 30 1 1 8 5 2 0",
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          "_dis": "9 4 1 5 6 47 1 3 10 9 5",
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        {
          "_dis": "12 7 2 7 8 54 2 8",
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          "_dis": "10 8 1 8 7 36 2 6 10 8 5",
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          "last name",
          "last name"
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        {
          "alt": "姓氏",
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      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[성(ː)]"
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  ],
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        "1": "castle"
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    {
      "other": "[성]"
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      "args": {
        "1": "saint"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "聖"
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      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
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      "args": {
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    {
      "form": "seong",
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "聖",
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        "hanja"
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      "args": {
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          "saint"
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        {
          "alt": "聖人",
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]",
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        "Seoul"
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    {
      "other": "[성(ː)]"
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      "args": {
        "1": "saint"
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      "expansion": "",
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "聖"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 聖, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).",
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    {
      "form": "seong",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "聖",
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        "hanja"
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "聖"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: 속(俗) (sok, “that which is secular”)"
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          "ref": "2019, ““神(신)을 모른다는 것을 아는 것(無(무)知(지)의 知(지)), 이 말이 정답””, in Monthly Chosun",
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        [
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        [
          "sacred",
          "sacred"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[성(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "성"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 6,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "star"
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      "expansion": "",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "星"
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      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 星",
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  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 星.",
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    {
      "form": "—성",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-seong",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "星",
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        "hanja"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix",
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        }
      ],
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        {
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        {
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          "astronomy"
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          "star",
          "star"
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        {
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "morpheme"
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      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    },
    {
      "other": "[성]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "성"
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
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    {
      "args": {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 兄.",
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    {
      "form": "seong",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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        {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Back then there was an older male who was very greedy...",
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        "Southern Dialectal, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, and Gyeongsang form of 형(兄) (hyeong, “(for males) older brother or male”)."
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{
  "etymology_number": 8,
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      "form": "seong",
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        "romanization"
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    }
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    {
      "id": "en-성-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "성"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
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    "Sino-Korean words"
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "anger"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "anchor"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seong",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "성 • (seong)",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Why are [you] getting angry over such a trivial thing?",
          "roman": "Wae gojak geureon geos-eul gajigo seong-eul naeneun geos-ini?",
          "text": "왜 고작 그런 것을 가지고 성을 내는 것이니?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "It's no good getting angry for no apparent reason like that.",
          "roman": "Geureoke sseuldeeopsi seong-eul naemyeon motsseo.",
          "text": "그렇게 쓸데없이 성을 내면 못써.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        },
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          "english": "[He] wanted to explain the question of life and death […] breaking the lines between the body and the soul, the secular and the sacred.",
          "ref": "2019, ““神(신)을 모른다는 것을 아는 것(無(무)知(지)의 知(지)), 이 말이 정답””, in Monthly Chosun",
          "text": "생명과 죽음의 문제를 […] 이야기하고 싶어 했다. 육과 영, 속과 성의 경계 허물기다.\nSaengmyeong-gwa jugeum-ui munje-reul […] iyagihago sipeo haetda. Yuk-gwa yeong, sok-gwa seong-ui gyeonggye heomulgi-da.",
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      "other": "[성(ː)]"
    }
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}

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