로처녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老處女, from 老 (“old”) + 處女 (“maiden, virgin”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾo̞t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲʌ̹]
Phonetic hangul: [로처녀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	rocheonyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	locheonyeo
McCune–Reischauer^?	roch'ŏnyŏ
Yale Romanization^?	lo.chenye

Noun

로처녀 • (rocheonyeo) (hanja 老處女)

(North Korea) old maid; spinster (old unmarried woman)

See also

노처녀(老處女) (nocheonyeo, “old maid”) (South Korean)

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