여신

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女神, from 女 (“female”) + 神 (“god”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ɕʰin]
• Phonetic hangul: [여신]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeosin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeosin
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏsin
Yale Romanization?	yesin

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	여신(女神) (yeosin)
North Korean Standard Language	녀신(女神) (nyeosin)

여신 • (yeosin) (hanja 女神)

1. goddess

   Hypernym: 신(神) (sin, “god; deity”)

   Coordinate term: 남신(男神) (namsin, “male god”)

2. (colloquial, figurative) very beautiful woman, most beautiful woman

   XX대 여신 ― XXdae yeosin ― goddess of XX University