미녀

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 美女, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 女 (“female”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)ɲʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)녀]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?minyeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?minyeo
    McCune–Reischauer?minyŏ
    Yale Romanization?mīnye

    Noun

    미녀 • (minyeo) (hanja 美女)

    1. beauty, beautiful woman
      Antonym: 추녀(醜女) (chunyeo)
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