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Korean
Etymology
Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | chikin |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chikin |
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McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ik'in |
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Yale Romanization? | chi.khin |
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Noun
치킨 • (chikin)
- fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken
- Synonyms: 닭튀김 (daktwigim), (less often) 통닭 (tongdak)
- Hypernyms: (animal) 닭 (dak), (all meat from a chicken) 닭고기 (dakgogi)
- (less often) roast chicken
- Synonym: 통닭 (tongdak)