참신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 斬新.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)mɕʰin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chamsin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsin
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsin
    Yale Romanization?chāmsin

    Noun

    참신 • (chamsin) (hanja 斬新/嶄新)

    1. (uncommon) being novel; being original

    Derived terms