Etymology

새앙 (saeang, “ginger”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “mouse”)Category:Korean compound terms#생쥐. A house mouse is roughly the size of a ginger root.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑɥi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑɥi] ~ [ˈsʰɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑy] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑy]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#생쥐Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#생쥐Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#생쥐Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#생쥐
• Phonetic hangul: [생(ː)쥐/셍(ː)쥐]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

생쥐 • (saengjwi)Category:Korean lemmas#생쥐Category:Korean nouns#생쥐Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#생쥐Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#생쥐Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#생쥐Category:Pages with entries#생쥐Category:Pages with 1 entry#생쥐

1. the house mouse, Mus musculus.