태생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 胎生, from 胎 (“to bear child”) + 生 (“to be born; birth”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛsʰɛŋ] ~ [tʰe̞sʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [태생/테셍]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?taesaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?taesaeng
McCune–Reischauer?t'aesaeng
Yale Romanization?thaysayng

Noun

태생 • (taesaeng) (hanja 胎生)

  1. birth (often after a place name)
    인천 태생의 시인 ― Incheon taesaeng-ui siin ― poet born in Incheon
    그녀는 나와 태생부터 다른 능력을 지니고 있다.
    Geunyeo-neun na-wa taesaeng-buteo dareun neungnyeog-eul jinigo itda.
    She possesses talents which are different from mine [i.e. which I lack] from her very birth.
  2. (zoology) viviparity; being viviparous
    Coordinate term: 난생(卵生) (nansaeng)
    대다수의 포유류는 태생이다. ― Daedasu-ui poyuryu-neun taesaeng-ida. ― Most mammals are viviparous.
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