Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 少年宮殿.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹nɡuŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sonyeon'gungjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonyeongungjeon
McCune–Reischauer?sonyŏn'gungjŏn
Yale Romanization?sōnyenkwungcen

Noun

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소년궁전 (sonyeon'gungjeon) (hanja 少年宮殿)

  1. (North Korea) Short for 학생소년궁전 (haksaengsonyeon'gungjeon, children's palace).