목청

Korean

Etymology

From 목 (mok, “neck”) + 청 (聽, cheong).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞k̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [목청]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mokcheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mogcheong
McCune–Reischauer?	mokch'ŏng
Yale Romanization?	mokcheng

Noun

목청 • (mokcheong)

1. (anatomy) vocal cords
2. voice, tune (of voice)

   목청을 돋우다 ― mokcheong'eul doduda ― to raise one's voice

Derived terms

• 목청껏 (mokcheongkkeot)