미소년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 美少年.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	misonyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	misonyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	misonyŏn
Yale Romanization?	mīsonyen

Noun

미소년 • (misonyeon) (hanja 美少年)

1. pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy