초불

Korean

Etymology

From 촉(燭) (chok, “candle”) +‎ 불 (bul, “fire”). Originally written like 초’불, with in-between apostrophe, namely 사이표 (saipyo) in North Korea, prior to its comprehensive abandonment in 1966.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞buɭ] ~ [t͡ɕʰo̞p͈uɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [초불/초뿔]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chobul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chobul
McCune–Reischauer?ch'obul
Yale Romanization?chopul
South Korean
Standard Language 		촛불 (chotbul)
North Korean
Standard Language 		초불 (chobul)

Noun

초불 • (chobul)

  1. (North Korea) candlelight
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