이팔청춘

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二八靑春, from 二八 (“sixteen”) + 靑春 (“youth”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ipʰa̠ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이팔청춘]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ipalcheongchun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ipalcheongchun
McCune–Reischauer?ip'alch'ŏngch'un
Yale Romanization?i.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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