여사친

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 여자 사람 친구 (yeoja saram chin'gu, “female-person-friend”). Compare 여친 (yeochin, “girlfriend”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹sʰa̠t͡ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [여사친]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeosachin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeosachin
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏsach'in
Yale Romanization?	yesa.chin

Noun

여사친 • (yeosachin)

1. (neologism) platonic female friend (of a guy, as opposed to his girlfriend)

See also

• 남사친 (namsachin)