Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 往年.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?wangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?wāngnyen

Noun

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왕년 (wangnyeon) (hanja 往年)

  1. previous years
  2. former
    그녀-는 왕년-에 유명한 영화-배우-였다.
    Geunyeo-neun wangnyeon-e yumyeonghan yeonghwa-bae'u-yeotda.
    She was formerly a famous movie star.