조용조용

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 조용 (joyong).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞joŋd͡ʑo̞joŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joyongjoyong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joyongjoyong
McCune–Reischauer?choyongjoyong
Yale Romanization?co.yongco.yong

Adverb

조용조용 • (joyongjoyong)

  1. quietly, softly, subdued
    조용조용 하는 여자mar-eul joyongjoyong haneun yeojaa soft-spoken woman

Derived terms