조언

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 助言 (“advice”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)언]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jo'eon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo'eon
McCune–Reischauer?choŏn
Yale Romanization?cōen

Noun

조언 • (jo'eon) (hanja 助言)

  1. advice
    현실적인 조언이죠. ― Hyeonsiljeog-in jo'eon-i-jo. ― The advice is realistic.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 繰言

Pronunciation

Noun

조언 • (jo'eon) (hanja 繰言)

  1. tedious talk; repetition; complaint

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 粗言

Pronunciation

Noun

조언 • (jo'eon) (hanja 粗言)

  1. rude language
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