Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 小便 (urine). See also Japanese 小便(しょうべん) (shōben).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)bjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sobyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sobyeon
McCune–Reischauer?sobyŏn
Yale Romanization?sōpyen

Noun edit

소변 (sobyeon) (hanja 小便)

  1. urine
    Synonym: 오줌 (ojum)

Derived terms edit

See also edit