생전

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 生前, from (life) + (front, forefront). See also Japanese 生前 (seizen).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengjeon
McCune–Reischauer?saengjŏn
Yale Romanization?sayngcen

Noun

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생전 (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

  1. during one's lifetime, premortem
    Antonym: 사후(死後) (sahu, postmortem, posthumous)

Adverb

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생전 (saengjeon) (hanja 生前)

  1. never
    생전 마신다.
    Geu-neun saengjeon sur-eul an masinda.
    He never drinks alcohol.