냉혈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷血, from (cold) + (blood).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋʝʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naenghyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenghyeol
McCune–Reischauer?naenghyŏl
Yale Romanization?nāynghyel
South Korean
Standard Language
냉혈(冷血) (naenghyeol)
North Korean
Standard Language
랭혈(冷血) (raenghyeol)

Noun

냉혈 • (naenghyeol) (hanja 冷血)

  1. cold-heartedness

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.