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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 慘酷.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chamhok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chamhog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'amhok |
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| Yale Romanization? | chamhok |
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Noun
참혹 • (chamhok) (hanja 慘酷)
- extreme cruelty
Usage notes
Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 참혹 (chamhok) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 참혹하다 (chamhok-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 참혹함 (chamhok-ham).
Derived terms
- 참혹(慘酷)하다 (chamhokhada, “to be extremely cruel”)