저출산
Korean
Etymology
저(低) (jeo-, “low”, prefix) + 출산(出産) (chulsan, “childbirth”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰuɭs͈a̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)출싼]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeochulsan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeochulsan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏch'ulssan |
| Yale Romanization? | cē.chwulqsan |
Noun
저출산 • (jeochulsan) (hanja 低出産)
- low birthrate
- Antonyms: 다산(多産) (dasan), 고출산(高出産) (gochulsan)
- 한국은 심각한 저출산으로 인해 몇십 년 뒤에 망하게 생겼다.
- Han'gug-eun simgak-han jeochulsan-euro in-hae myeotsip nyeon dwi-e mang-hage saenggyeotda.
- Korea is going to perish a few decades later due to its severely low birthrate.