대하소설

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 대하(大河) (daeha, “great river”) + 소설(小說) (soseol, “novel”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ sʰo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ sʰo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)하 소(ː)설/데(ː)하 소(ː)설]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeha soseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daeha soseol
McCune–Reischauer?	taeha sosŏl
Yale Romanization?	tāyha sōsel

Noun

대하소설 • (daehasoseol) (hanja 大河小說)

1. (literature) epic novel series