미성
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 美聲, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 聲 (“sound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)성]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | miseong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | miseong |
McCune–Reischauer? | misŏng |
Yale Romanization? | mīseng |
Noun
[edit]- beautiful voice
- 발음을 해주는 게 그녀였다면, 나는 사전의 모든 단어를 통째로 외워버릴 자신도 있었다. 들어도 들어도 안 질리는 미성이었다.
- Bareum-eul hae-juneun ge geunyeo-yeotda-myeon, na-neun sajeon-ui modeun daneo-reul tongjjaero oewo-beoril jasin-do isseotda. Deureo-do deureo-do an jillineun miseong-ieotda.
- If it'd been her pronouncing [the words], I was sure I could've memorized every word in the entire dictionary. It was a beautiful voice you couldn't get tired of even if you heard it again and again.
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 微 (“small”) + 聲 (“sound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [misʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [미성]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | miseong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | miseong |
McCune–Reischauer? | misŏng |
Yale Romanization? | miseng |
Noun
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 微 (“tiny”) + 誠 (“care, contribution”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [misʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [미성]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | miseong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | miseong |
McCune–Reischauer? | misŏng |
Yale Romanization? | miseng |
Noun
[edit]- (humble) one's own contributions