Korean

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Etymology

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From 촌(村) (chon, country) +‎ (nyeon, bitch).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chonnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onnyŏn
Yale Romanization?chōnnyen

Noun

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촌년 (chonnyeon) (hanja 村년)

  1. (derogatory) country girl, hillbilly