최초

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 最初, from (most) + (first)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choecho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choecho
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oech'o
Yale Romanization?chōy.cho

Noun

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최초 (choecho) (hanja 最初)

  1. first; earliest