보응

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 報應 (retribution).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bo'eung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bo'eung
McCune–Reischauer?poŭng
Yale Romanization?pōung

Noun

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보응 (bo'eung) (hanja 報應)

  1. retribution, retributive justice
  2. (Buddhism) karma

Derived terms

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