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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 地震 (“earthquake (shaking of the surface of a planet)”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jijin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jijin |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chijin |
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| Yale Romanization? | cicin |
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Noun
지진 • (jijin) (hanja 地震)
- earthquake (shaking of the surface of a planet)
Derived terms