여동생

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女同生, from 女 (“female”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여동생/여동셍]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeodongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeodongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?yŏdongsaeng
Yale Romanization?yetongsayng

Noun

여동생 • (yeodongsaeng) (hanja 女同生)

  1. little sister, younger sister
    Synonym: 누이동생 (nu'idongsaeng)
    Coordinate term: 남동생 (namdongsaeng)

Usage notes

Koreans usually say just 동생(同生) (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.

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