Korean word

한평생

Pronunciation

Romanizationhanpyeongsaeng

Meaning

  • adverball one's life

Example

그는 한평생 가족을 부양했다.keu neun han pyeong saeng ka jo geul pu yang haet tta

He supported his family all his life.

Illustration for 한평생 (all one's life)

More examples

그는 한평생 그림을 그렸다.keu neun han pyeong saeng keu ri meul keu ryeot tta

He painted all his life.

Core concept

The complete stretch of a person's life treated as a single span.

Common phrases

  • 한평생 잊지 못하다han pyeong saeng it jji mo ta da

    never forget for the rest of one's life

  • 한평생 살아오다han pyeong saeng sa ra o da

    live one's whole life

  • 한평생 전념하다han pyeong saeng cheon nyeom ha da

    devote oneself for life

Similar words

평생pyeongsaeng: Marks a state or activity as continuing for the whole of one person's life.

Definition in Korean

태어나서 죽을 때까지의 전체 기간을 가리키는 부사.tae eo na seo chu geul ttae kka ji ui cheon che ki ga neul ka ri ki neun pu sa

Word origin

The word joins han, a native Korean element meaning one or whole, to pyeongsaeng, a Sino-Korean word for a lifetime.

Usage tips

  • It commonly frames a person's long-term actions or commitments, so it is useful when a sentence looks back across an entire life rather than describing one period.

Other meanings

  • lifetimenoun

Opposites

  • 임시로imsirotemporarilyadverb
  • 짧게jjalkkebrieflyadverb

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