왕년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 往年.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왕(ː)년]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?wangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?wāngnyen

Noun

왕년 • (wangnyeon) (hanja 往年)

  1. previous years
  2. former
    그녀는 왕년에 유명한 영화배우였다.
    Geunyeo-neun wangnyeon-e yumyeonghan yeonghwa-bae'u-yeotda.
    She was formerly a famous movie star.
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