시련

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 試鍊 (trial).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɾjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silyeon
McCune–Reischauer?siryŏn
Yale Romanization?sīlyen

Noun

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시련 (siryeon) (hanja 試鍊)

  1. trial