미사여구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 美辭麗句.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰa̠jʌ̹ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)사여구]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	misayeogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	misayeogu
McCune–Reischauer?	misayŏgu
Yale Romanization?	mīsa.yekwu

Noun

미사여구 • (misayeogu) (hanja 美辭麗句)

1. flowery words, flowery language, rhetoric