청초하다

Korean

Etymology

청초(淸楚) (cheongcho) +‎ -하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). See also Chinese 清楚.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheongchohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongchohada
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngch'ohada
Yale Romanization?chengchohata

Adjective

청초하다 • (cheongchohada) (infinitive 청초해 or 청초하여, sequential 청초하니)

  1. to be unobtrusively but elegantly beautiful
    묵은 느티나무 청초한 정원 굽어봤다.Mugeun neutinamu-ga cheongchohan jeong'won-eul gubeobwatda.The aged zelkova gazed down upon the elegant garden.

Conjugation