청소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 淸掃, from 淸 (“clear”) + 掃 (“sweep, clean”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋsʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [청소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheongso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongso
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngso
Yale Romanization?	chengso

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	청소하다
Passive	청소되다

청소 • (cheongso) (hanja 淸掃)

1. cleaning

   그 도시의 거리 청소 업무는 비용이 아니라 수입의 원천이 된다.

   Geu dosi-ui geori cheongso eommu-neun biyong-i anira su'ib-ui woncheon-i doenda.

   [T]he street cleaning service of that city is a source of revenue instead of expense.

   (1881. Popular Science Monthly/Volume 18)

Derived terms

• 대청소(大淸掃) (daecheongso)
• 청소기(淸掃機) (cheongsogi)
• 청소동물(淸掃動物) (cheongsodongmul)
• 청소부(淸掃夫) (cheongsobu)
• 청소부(淸掃婦) (cheongsobu)