미사여구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 美辭麗句.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)sʰa̠jʌ̹ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)사여구]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?misayeogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?misayeogu
McCune–Reischauer?misayŏgu
Yale Romanization?mīsayekwu

Noun

미사여구 • (misayeogu) (hanja 美辭麗句)

  1. flowery words, flowery language, rhetoric
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