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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 去聲.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geoseong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geoseong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏsŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | kēseng |
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Noun
거성 • (geoseong) (hanja 去聲)
- (Chinese phonetics) departing tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)
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