소용

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 所用

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)joŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)용]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?soyong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?soyong
    McCune–Reischauer?soyong
    Yale Romanization?sō.yong

    Noun

    소용 • (soyong) (hanja 所用)

    1. use; good
      그런 걸 배워도 아무 소용이 없다.
      Geureon geol baewo-do amu soyon-g'i eopda.
      It's no use learning such a thing.
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