천칭

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天秤.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천칭]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonching
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonching
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnch'ing
Yale Romanization?chen.ching

Noun

천칭 • (cheonching) (hanja 天秤)

  1. scales (measuring device)
    Synonym: 저울 (jeoul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 賤稱.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)칭]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonching
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonching
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnch'ing
Yale Romanization?chēn.ching

Noun

천칭 • (cheonching) (hanja 賤稱)

  1. contemptuous/derogatory/depreciatory term
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