냉혈

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 冷血, from 冷 (“cold”) + 血 (“blood”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)혈/넹(ː)혈]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?naenghyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenghyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?naenghyŏl
    Yale Romanization?nāynghyel
    South Korean
    Standard Language         		냉혈(冷血) (naenghyeol)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		랭혈(冷血) (raenghyeol)

    Noun

    냉혈 • (naenghyeol) (hanja 冷血)

    1. cold-heartedness

    Derived terms

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