냉소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷笑.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋsʰo̞] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋsʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)소/넹(ː)소]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengso
McCune–Reischauer?naengso
Yale Romanization?nāyngso
South Korean
Standard Language 		냉소(冷笑) (naengso)
North Korean
Standard Language 		랭소(冷笑) (raengso)

Noun

냉소 • (naengso) (hanja 冷笑)

  1. sneer, a cold smile
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