시흥

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 始興

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?Siheung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Siheung
McCune–Reischauer?Sihŭng
Yale Romanization?sīhung

Proper noun

시흥 (Siheung) (hanja 始興)

  1. Siheung (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)