최악

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最惡.

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?choeak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choeag
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oeak
Yale Romanization?chōy.ak

Noun

최악 (choeak) (hanja 最惡)

  1. the worst
    Antonym: 최선(最善) (choeseon)