사후경직

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 사후(死後) (sahu, after death) + 경직(硬直) (gyeongjik, stiffness). See also Japanese 死後硬直 (shigo kōchoku).

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
Revised Romanization?sahugyeongjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahugyeongjig
McCune–Reischauer?sahugyŏngjik
Yale Romanization?sāhwukyengcik

Noun

사후경직 (sahugyeongjik) (hanja 死後硬直)

  1. (medicine) rigor mortis