승학연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 升學宴, from 升學 (“advancing to the next grade”) + 宴 (“feast”).

Presumably an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 升學宴/升学宴 (shēngxuéyàn), given exclusive use by Koreans in China.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɯŋɦa̠ɡjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [승하견]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seunghagyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seunghag'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?sŭnghagyŏn
Yale Romanization?sunghak.yen

Noun

승학연 • (seunghagyeon) (hanja 升學宴)

  1. (Yanbian) banquet held to celebrate a student's advancement in their studies (as well as thank the teachers for their dedication)

See also

  • 감사연(感謝宴) (gamsayeon)
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