염복

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 艷福 (“good fortune in love”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mbo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)복]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeombok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeombog
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏmbok
    Yale Romanization?yēmpok

    Noun

    염복 • (yeombok) (hanja 艷福)

    1. good fortune in love
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