십선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 十善 (“ten good acts”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰips͈ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [십썬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sipseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sibseon
McCune–Reischauer?	sipsŏn
Yale Romanization?	sip.sen

Noun

십선 • (sipseon) (hanja 十善)

1. (Buddhism) the Ten Good Acts

   Antonym: 십악(十惡) (sibak)

Usage notes

In traditional Buddhist precepts the Ten Evil Acts are divided into the three physical evils (killing, stealing, sexual misconduct), the four verbal evils (lying, flattery or indiscriminate and irresponsible speech, defamation, duplicity), and the three mental evils (greed, anger, foolishness or holding mistaken views). The Ten Good Acts, 십선(十善) (sipseon), are to refrain from committing any of the ten evils.