요절

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 夭折 (die young).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjo(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yojeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yojeol
McCune–Reischauer?yojŏl
Yale Romanization?yōcel

Noun

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요절 (yojeol) (hanja 夭折)

  1. premature death

Derived terms

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