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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | soseol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | soseol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sosŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | sōsel |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 小說, from 小 (“trivial”) + 說 (“words”).
Noun
소설 • (soseol) (hanja 小說)
- fictional literature; fictional story
- Hypernym: 문학(文學) (munhak, “literature”)
- Coordinate terms: 시(詩) (si, “poetry”), 수필(隨筆) (supil, “literary essay”)
소설을 읽음으로써 사람들은 잠시 현실로부터 벗어날 수 있다.- Soseor-eul ilgeum-eurosseo saram-deur-eun jamsi hyeonsil-lobuteo beoseonal su itda.
- By reading fiction, people can escape from reality for a while.
Hyponyms
Use of these terms is slightly technical. Koreans will usually say 소설(小說) (soseol) where an English speaker would use the more specific term novel.
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 小雪.
Proper noun
소설 • (Soseol) (hanja 小雪)
- one of the twenty-four solar terms
See also
- 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
- Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
- Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
- Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)