Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 野心.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɕʰim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yasim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yasim
McCune–Reischauer?yasim
Yale Romanization?yāsim

Noun

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야심 (yasim) (hanja 野心)

  1. ambition, aspiration