저조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 低調.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)d͡ʑo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)조]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeojo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeojo
McCune–Reischauer?chŏjo
Yale Romanization?cēco

Noun

저조 • (jeojo) (hanja 低調)

  1. low tide
    Synonym: 간조(干潮) (ganjo)
    Antonyms: 고조(高潮) (gojo), 만조(滿潮) (manjo)
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