변신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 變身.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    변신 • (byeonsin) (hanja 變身)

    1. transformation, metamorphosis

    Derived terms

    • 변신하다 (byeonsinhada)