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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 孟子
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | Maengja |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Maengja |
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McCune–Reischauer? | Maengja |
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Yale Romanization? | māyngca |
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Proper noun
맹자 • (Maengja) (hanja 孟子)
- Mencius, a Chinese philosopher, one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism
- Mencius (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)