미소년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 美少年.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    미소년 • (misonyeon) (hanja 美少年)

    1. pretty young boy, beautiful adolescent boy
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