미소년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 美少年.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰo̞ɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)소년]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?misonyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?misonyeon
McCune–Reischauer?misonyŏn
Yale Romanization?mīsonyen

Noun

미소년 • (misonyeon) (hanja 美少年)

  1. pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy
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