생쥐

Korean

Etymology

새앙 (saeang, “ginger”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “mouse”). A house mouse is roughly the size of a ginger root.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑɥi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑɥi] ~ [ˈsʰɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑy] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [생(ː)쥐/셍(ː)쥐]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengjwi
McCune–Reischauer?saengjwi
Yale Romanization?sāyngcwi

Noun

생쥐 • (saengjwi)

  1. the house mouse, Mus musculus.

Synonyms

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