Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 녀성(女聲) (nyeoseong, female voice) + 중음(中音) (jung'eum, mediant; alto).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeoseongjung'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeoseongjung'eum
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏsŏngjungŭm
Yale Romanization?nyesengcwungum

Noun

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녀성중음 (nyeoseongjung'eum) (hanja 女聲中音)

  1. (North Korea, music) mezzo-soprano