소경

Korean

Etymology

From Sino-Korean word from 宵 (“night”) + 鏡 (“vision”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sogyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogyeong
McCune–Reischauer?sogyŏng
Yale Romanization?sōkyeng

Noun

소경 • (sogyeong) (hanja 宵鏡)

  1. visual impairment
  2. (derogatory, offensive) blind person
    Synonyms: 시각 장애인(視覺障礙人) (sigak jang'aein), 맹인(盲人) (maeng'in), 봉사 (bongsa), 장님 (jangnim)
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