Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 중편(中篇) (jungpyeon, midlength work) + 소설(小說) (soseol, story).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuŋpʰjʌ̹n sʰo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jungpyeon soseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jungpyeon soseol
McCune–Reischauer?chungp'yŏn sosŏl
Yale Romanization?cwungphyen sōsel

Noun

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중편소설 (jungpyeonsoseol) (hanja 中篇小說)

  1. novella