미덕

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 美德.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)dʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mideok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mideog
    McCune–Reischauer?midŏk
    Yale Romanization?mītek

    Noun

    미덕 • (mideok) (hanja 美德)

    1. virtue