왕년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 往年.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwa̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [왕(ː)년]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wangnyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wangnyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?wangnyŏn
    Yale Romanization?wāngnyen

    Noun

    왕년 • (wangnyeon) (hanja 往年)

    1. previous years
    2. former
      그녀는 왕년에 유명한 영화배우였다.
      Geunyeo-neun wangnyeon-e yumyeonghan yeonghwa-bae'u-yeotda.
      She was formerly a famous movie star.
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