미사여구

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 美辭麗句.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰa̠jʌ̹ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?misayeogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?misayeogu
McCune–Reischauer?misayŏgu
Yale Romanization?mīsa.yekwu

Noun[edit]

미사여구 (misayeogu) (hanja 美辭麗句)

  1. flowery words, flowery language, rhetoric