천거

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 薦擧.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɡʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)거]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheon'geo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongeo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏn'gŏ
Yale Romanization?chēnke

Noun

천거 • (cheon'geo) (hanja 薦擧)

  1. recommendation

Derived terms

  • 천거하다 (cheon'geohada)
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