죄수

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 罪囚

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)sʰu] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joesu
McCune–Reischauer?choesu
Yale Romanization?cōyswu

Noun

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죄수 (joesu) (hanja 罪囚)

  1. prisoner