이팔청춘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 이팔(二八) (ipal, sixteen) + 청춘(靑春) (cheongchun, youth).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)pʰa̠ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ipalcheongchun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ipalcheongchun
McCune–Reischauer?ip'alch'ŏngch'un
Yale Romanization?ī.phalchengchwun

Noun

이팔청춘 • (ipalcheongchun) (hanja 二八靑春)

  1. sweet sixteen; prime of life; the springtime of one's life
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