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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 요조(窈窕) (yojo, “reserved and gentle”) + 숙녀(淑女) (sungnyeo, “young lady”), from the Classic of Poetry (first millennium BC).
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? | yojosungnyeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yojosugnyeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yojosungnyŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | yōcoswuknye |
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Noun
요조숙녀 • (yojosungnyeo) (hanja 窈窕淑女)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) reserved and beautiful young woman
청초한 요조숙녀 인상의 여자- cheongchohan yojosungnyeo insang-ui yeoja
- woman who looks like an innocent and reserved beauty