애교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 愛嬌 (“charms”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)ɡjo] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)ɡjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)교/에(ː)교]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aegyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aegyo
McCune–Reischauer?	aegyo
Yale Romanization?	āykyo

Noun

애교 • (aegyo) (hanja 愛嬌)

1. attractiveness, charms, winsomeness (usually of women)