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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | sicheong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sicheong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sich'ŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | sī.cheng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 市廳, from 市 (“market, fair, city, town”) + 廳 (“hall, central room”)
Noun
시청 • (sicheong) (hanja 市廳)
- city hall
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 視聽, from 視 (“to look at”) + 聽 (“listen”)
Noun
시청 • (sicheong) (hanja 視聽)
- watch and listen, especially to television