소망

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所望, from 所 (“place”) + 望 (“hoping”)

Pronunciation
Revised Romanization? somang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? somang
McCune–Reischauer? somang
Yale Romanization? somang

Noun

소망 • (somang) (hanja 所望)

  1. (Christianity) hope
    • 1998, “1 Corinthians 13:13”, in 개역개정판 성경 [New Korean Revised Version]:
      그런즉 믿음, 소망, 사랑, 이 세 가지는 항상 있을 것인데 그 중의 제일은 사랑이라
      geureonjeuk mideum, somang, sarang, i se gajineun hangsang isseul kkeosinde geu jung-ui jeireun sarang-ira.
      And now faith, hope, and love, these three will always remain; but the greatest of these is love.

Synonyms
  • 희망 (希望, huimang, “(more usual word for 'hope')”)
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