왕년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 往年.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [왕(ː)년]
  • 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

왕년 • (wangnyeon) (hanja 往年)

1. previous years
2. former

   그녀는 왕년에 유명한 영화배우였다.

   Geunyeo-neun wangnyeon-e yumyeonghan yeonghwa-bae'u-yeotda.

   She was formerly a famous movie star.