요절

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 夭折 (“die young”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [요(ː)절]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yojeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yojeol
    McCune–Reischauer?yojŏl
    Yale Romanization?yōcel

    Noun

    요절 • (yojeol) (hanja 夭折)

    1. premature death

    Derived terms

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