Korean

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Etymology

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Literally "continental ricefish." From 대륙 (daeryuk, “continent”) + 송사리 (songsari, “Asiatic ricefish”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjuks͈o̞ŋsʰa̠ɾi] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾjuks͈o̞ŋsʰa̠ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeryuksongsari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daelyugsongsali
McCune–Reischauer?taeryuksongsari
Yale Romanization?tāylyuk.songsali

Noun

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대륙송사리 (daeryuksongsari)

  1. The dwarf ricefish, Oryzias sinensis.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “대륙송사리 [daeryuksongsari]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “대륙송사리”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 302