천칭

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 天秤.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonching
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonching
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnch'ing
Yale Romanization?chen.ching

Noun

천칭 (cheonching) (hanja 天秤)

  1. scales (measuring device)
    Synonym: 저울 (jeoul)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 賤稱.

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?cheonching
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonching
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnch'ing
Yale Romanization?chēn.ching

Noun

천칭 (cheonching) (hanja 賤稱)

  1. contemptuous/derogatory/depreciatory term