소변

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小便 (“urine”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

소변 • (sobyeon) (hanja 小便)

  1. urine
    Synonym: 오줌 (ojum)

Derived terms

See also

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