Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 문제(問題) (munje, problem) + 아(兒) (a, child).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?munjea
Revised Romanization (translit.)?munjea
McCune–Reischauer?munjea
Yale Romanization?mūn.cey.a

Noun

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문제아 (munjea) (hanja 問題兒)

  1. problem child
  2. troublemaker