개천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 价川

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)천/게(ː)천]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gaecheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gaecheon
McCune–Reischauer?Kaech'ŏn
Yale Romanization?kāy.chen

Proper noun

개천 • (Gaecheon) (hanja 价川)

  1. Kaechon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)
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