Korean word

평생

Pronunciation

Romanizationpyeongsaeng

Meaning

  • adverball one's life

Example

나는 그를 평생 기억할 거야.na neun keu reul pyeong saeng ki eo kal kkeo ya

I will remember him all my life.

Illustration for 평생 (all one's life)

More examples

그는 평생 고향에서 살았다.keu neun pyeong saeng ko hyang e seo sa rat tta

He lived in his hometown all his life.

Core concept

Everything that continues across one person's life from beginning to end.

Common phrases

  • 평생 살다pyeong saeng sal da

    live all one's life

  • 평생 기억하다pyeong saeng ki eo ka da

    remember all one's life

Similar words

내내naenae: Covering a whole period continuously from beginning to end.
계속kyesok: Continuing without a pause or break.

Definition in Korean

한 사람의 생애 전체 동안 어떤 상태나 일이 계속됨을 나타내는 부사.han sa ra mui saeng ae cheon che tong an eo tteon sang tae na i ri kye sok ttoe meul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

The word comes from the Sino-Korean expression for human life as one complete span, which developed into the meaning of a lifetime.

Usage tips

  • When English says something lasts forever, the Korean word is more limited because it ends with the person's life.

Other meanings

  • lifetimenoun

Opposites

  • 잠깐chamkkanbrieflyadverb
  • 일시적으로ilssijeogeurotemporarilyadverb

Related words

  • 평생교육pyeongsaenggyoyuklifelong educationnoun
  • 평생회원pyeongsaenghoewonlifetime membernoun
  • 평생직장pyeongsaengjikjjangjob for lifenoun

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