Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 女神, from (female) + (god)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeosin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeosin
McCune–Reischauer?yŏsin
Yale Romanization?yesin

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
여신(女神) (yeosin)
North Korean
Standard Language
녀신(女神) (nyeosin)

여신 (yeosin) (hanja 女神)

  1. goddess
    Hypernym: 신(神) (sin, god; deity)
    Coordinate term: 남신(男神) (namsin, male god)
  2. (colloquial, figurative) very beautiful woman, most beautiful woman
    XX 여신XXdae yeosingoddess of XX University