미성

Korean

FWOTD – 31 August 2023

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 美聲, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 聲 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (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
Revised Romanization?	miseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	miseong
McCune–Reischauer?	misŏng
Yale Romanization?	mīseng

Noun

미성 • (miseong) (hanja 美聲)

1. 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

Sino-Korean word from 微 (“small”) + 聲 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [misʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [미성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	miseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	miseong
McCune–Reischauer?	misŏng
Yale Romanization?	miseng

Noun

미성 • (miseong) (hanja 微聲)

1. tiny sound
   • 2014, [세트]동국기(전9권/완결) [[seteu]donggukgi(jeon9gwon/wan'gyeol)]‎^[1], 로크미디어 [rokeumidieo]:

     언제부터인가 송연한 느낌을 주는 미성微聲이 귀에 들렸다.

     Eonje-buteo-in'ga song'yeonhan neukkim-eul juneun miseong-i gwi-e deullyeotda.

     At some point, he heard a tiny sound that sent a chill down his spine.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 微 (“tiny”) + 誠 (“care, contribution”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [misʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [미성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	miseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	miseong
McCune–Reischauer?	misŏng
Yale Romanization?	miseng

Noun

미성 • (miseong) (hanja 微誠)

1. (humble) one's own contributions