Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 艷福 (good fortune in love)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeombok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombog
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbok
Yale Romanization?yēmpok

Noun

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염복 (yeombok) (hanja 艷福)

  1. good fortune in love