시청

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)청]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sicheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sicheong
McCune–Reischauer?	sich'ŏng
Yale Romanization?	sī.cheng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 市廳, from 市 (“market, fair, city, town”) + 廳 (“hall, central room”)

Noun

시청 • (sicheong) (hanja 市廳)

1. city hall

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 視聽, from 視 (“to look at”) + 聽 (“listen”)

Noun

시청 • (sicheong) (hanja 視聽)

1. watch and listen, especially to television