심연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 深淵.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	simyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sim'yeon
McCune–Reischauer?	simyŏn
Yale Romanization?	sīm.yen

Noun

심연 • (simyeon) (hanja 深淵)

1. abyss