책상
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 冊床, from 冊 (“book”) + 床 (“bed”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰɛks͈a̠ŋ] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞ks͈a̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [책쌍/첵쌍]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chaeksang |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chaegsang |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'aeksang |
| Yale Romanization? | chayk.sang |
Noun
책상 • (chaeksang) (hanja 冊床)
- desk
- 나는 숙제를 하기 위해 책상에 앉았다.
- Na-neun sukje-reul hagi wihae chaeksang-e anjatda.
- I sat at my desk to do my homework.
- 2020, Woo Min-ho, director, The Man Standing Next, spoken by President Park (Lee Sung-min):
- 오만방자한 새끼들! 대한민국을 얼마나 졸로 봤으면? 대통령 책상에다 도청장치를 달아!
- omanbangjahan saekki-deul! Daehanmin'gug-eul eolmana jollo bwass-eumyeon? daetongnyeong chaeksang-eda docheongjangchi-reul dara!
- Arrogant and impudent bastards! How much do you think the Republic of Korea is worth? Putting a wiretapping device in the president's desk!
Derived terms
- 책상다리 (冊床‒, chaeksangdari, “sitting cross-legged”)