소변

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小便 (“urine”). See also Japanese 小便(しょうべん) (shōben).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)bjʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)변]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sobyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sobyeon
McCune–Reischauer^?	sobyŏn
Yale Romanization^?	sōpyen

Noun

소변 • (sobyeon) (hanja 小便)

urine
Synonym: 오줌 (ojum)

Derived terms

소변검사(小便檢査) (sobyeon'geomsa, “urinalysis”)

See also

대변(大便) (daebyeon, “feces”)

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