여색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女色 (“woman's charms”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹sʰɛk̚] ~ [jʌ̹sʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여색/여섹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeosaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeosaeg
McCune–Reischauer?yŏsaek
Yale Romanization?yesayk

Noun

여색 • (yeosaek) (hanja 女色)

  1. lust, carnal desire, coition
  2. a woman's charms, a beautiful woman
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