소용

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所用

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soyong
McCune–Reischauer?	soyong
Yale Romanization?	sō.yong

Noun

소용 • (soyong) (hanja 所用)

1. use; good

   그런 걸 배워도 아무 소용이 없다.

   geureon geol baewo-do amu soyong-i eopda.

   It's no use learning such a thing.