참혹

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 慘酷.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mβo̞k̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [참혹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	chamhok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	chamhog
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'amhok
Yale Romanization^?	chamhok

Noun

참혹 • (chamhok) (hanja 慘酷)

extreme cruelty

Usage notes

Although usage as a noun in isolation is still found, 참혹 (chamhok) is more typically used as the non-verbal element of a light verb construction. When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 참혹함 (chamhokham).

Derived terms

참혹(慘酷)하다 (chamhokhada, “to be extremely cruel”)