유유상종

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 類類相從 (same kinds follow each other), possibly coined in Korea as a Classical Chinese sentence.

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
Revised Romanization?yuyusangjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuyusangjong
McCune–Reischauer?yuyusangjong
Yale Romanization?yū.yusangcong
South Korean
Standard Language
유유상종(類類相從) (yuyusangjong)
North Korean
Standard Language
류류상종(類類相從) (ryuryusangjong)

Noun

유유상종 (yuyusangjong) (hanja 類類相從)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) birds of a feather flock together

Derived terms