야심

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 野心.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yasim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yasim
McCune–Reischauer?	yasim
Yale Romanization?	yāsim

Noun

야심 • (yasim) (hanja 野心)

1. ambition, aspiration