시련
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 試鍊 (“trial”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɾjʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)련]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | siryeon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | silyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | siryŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | sīlyen |