연예인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 演藝人 (“entertainer”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ɲe̞in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)녜인]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonyein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'yein
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnyein
Yale Romanization?yēn.yeyin

Noun

연예인 • (yeonyein) (hanja 演藝人)

  1. performer, entertainer, artiste
  2. celebrity
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