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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 最愛, from 最 (“most”) + 愛 (“love”).
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? | choeae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | choeae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'oeae |
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| Yale Romanization? | chōy.ay |
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Noun
최애 • (choeae) (hanja 最愛)
- (colloquial, attributive) favorite
- 최애 프사 ― choeae peusa ― favorite profile pic
- 최애 음식 ― choeae eumsik ― favorite food
- (idol fandom) bias (favorite member of the idol group)
- Coordinate term: 차애(次愛) (chaae, “second bias”)
Derived terms
- 최애(最愛)하다 (choeaehada, “to consider as favorite, to prefer”)