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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 靑少年, from 靑 (“youth”) + 少年 (“child”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | cheongsonyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheongsonyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏngsonyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | chengsonyen |
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Noun
청소년 • (cheongsonyeon) (hanja 靑少年)
- adolescent; teenager
Usage notes
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).