미신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 迷信, from 迷 (“bewitching”) + 信 (“faith”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)ɕʰin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)신]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?misin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?misin
    McCune–Reischauer?misin
    Yale Romanization?mīsin
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 미신의 / 미신에 / 미신까지

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

    Noun

    미신 • (misin) (hanja 迷信)

    1. superstition (a set of beliefs that future events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way)
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