소용

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所用

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)용]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soyong
McCune–Reischauer?soyong
Yale Romanization?sō.yong

Noun

소용 • (soyong) (hanja 所用)

  1. use; good
    그런 걸 배워도 아무 소용이 없다.
    geureon geol baewo-do amu soyong-i eopda.
    It's no use learning such a thing.
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