신선

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰinsʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [신선]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sinseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sinseon
McCune–Reischauer?	sinsŏn
Yale Romanization?	sinsen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 新鮮, from 新 (“new”) + 鮮 (“fresh”)

Noun

신선 • (sinseon) (hanja 新鮮)

1. freshness

Derived terms

• 신선하다 (新鮮하다, sinseonhada, “to be fresh”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 神仙

Noun

신선 • (sinseon) (hanja 神仙)

1. celestial or divine being; an immortal

Synonyms

• 선인 (仙人, seonin)