미인
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 美人, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 人 (“person”).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)in]
- Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | miin |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | miin |
McCune–Reischauer? | miin |
Yale Romanization? | mīin |
Noun
editSynonyms
edit- 미녀 (minyeo)
Related terms
edit- 미남 (minam)