서정시

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敍情詩, from 敍情 (“expressing sentimentality”) + 詩 (“poetry”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ŋɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)정시]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seojeongsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seojeongsi
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏjŏngsi
Yale Romanization?	sēcengsi

Noun

서정시 • (seojeongsi) (hanja 敍情詩／抒情詩)

1. sentimental poetry, lyric poetry

   Hypernym: 시(詩) (si, “poetry”)

   Coordinate terms: 서사시(敍事詩) (seosasi, “narrative poetry, epic poetry”), 극시(劇詩) (geuksi, “dramatic verse”)