보응

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 報應 (“retribution”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞ɯŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [보응]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bo'eung
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bo'eung
McCune–Reischauer^?	poŭng
Yale Romanization^?	poung

Noun

보응 • (bo'eung) (hanja 報應)

retribution, retributive justice
(Buddhism) karma

Derived terms

보응(報應)하다 (bo'eunghada, “to recompense”)
보응(報應)되다 (bo'eungdoeda, “to be recompensed”)
법보응(法報應) (beopbo'eung, “karmic justice”)
형벌보응주의(刑罰報應主義) (hyeongbeolbo'eungjuui, “punitive justice”)

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