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Korean
Etymology
Phonetic borrowing from English fiction.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | piksyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pigsyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | p'iksyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | phik.syen |
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Noun
픽션 • (piksyeon)
- fiction
Usage notes
- While 픽션 (piksyeon) is typically used when translating specific compound words or phrases from English to Korean, such as "science fiction", 소설(小說) (soseol) is much more commonly used overall to refer to fiction in general.
Derived terms
- 사이언스 픽션 (saieonseu piksyeon, “science fiction”)
- 팬 픽션 (paen piksyeon, “fan fiction”)
- 플래시 픽션 (peullaesi piksyeon, “flash fiction”)
- 미니픽션 (minipiksyeon, “minifiction”)
- 메타픽션 (metapiksyeon, “metafiction”)
- 슬래시 픽션 (seullaesi piksyeon, “slash fiction”)