생살여탈권

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 生殺與奪 (“to cause to live, to kill, to give and to seize”) + 權 (“power, right”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛŋsʰa̠ʎʎʌ̹tʰa̠ɭk͈wʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰa̠ʎʎʌ̹tʰa̠ɭk͈wʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [생살려탈꿘/셍살려탈꿘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saengsallyeotalgwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saengsal'yeotalgwon
McCune–Reischauer?	saengsallyŏt'alkwŏn
Yale Romanization?	sayngsallye.thalqkwen

Noun

생살여탈권 • (saengsallyeotalgwon) (hanja 生殺與奪權)

1. Alternative form of 생사여탈권 (saengsayeotalgwon, “absolute authority over others”)