우상숭배

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 우상(偶像) (usang) + 숭배(崇拜) (sungbae).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)sʰa̠ŋsʰuŋbɛ] ~ [ˈu(ː)sʰa̠ŋsʰuŋbe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)상숭배/우(ː)상숭베]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?usangsungbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?usangsungbae
McCune–Reischauer?usangsungbae
Yale Romanization?wūsangswungpay

Noun

우상숭배 • (usangsungbae) (hanja 偶像崇拜)

  1. idolatry
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