미인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 美人, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 人 (“person”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    미인 • (miin) (hanja 美人)

    1. a beautiful woman, a beauty

    Synonyms

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