수천
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)천]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sucheon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sucheon |
McCune–Reischauer? | such'ŏn |
Yale Romanization? | swū.chen |
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 數千 (“數 numerous, many + 千 thousand”).
Numeral
수천 • (sucheon) (hanja 數千)
- many thousands