여동생

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 녀동생 (nyeodongsaeng) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女同生, from 女 (“female”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여동생]
Revised Romanization? yeodongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeodongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer? yŏdongsaeng
Yale Romanization? yetongsayng

Noun

여동생 • (yeodongsaeng) (hanja 女同生)

  1. little sister, younger sister
Synonyms

Usage notes
Koreans usually say just 동생 (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.
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