청소년
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 靑少年, from 靑 (“youth”) + 少年 (“child”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰo̞ɲʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [청소년]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | cheongsonyeon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheongsonyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏngsonyŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | chengsonyen |
Noun
[edit]청소년 • (cheongsonyeon) (hanja 靑少年)
Usage notes
[edit]In South Korea, 청소년 (cheongsonyeon) is usually defined as a person of under twenty years in the East Asian age reckoning (eighteen or nineteen in Western age reckoning).