쥐

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɥi] ~ [t͡ɕy]
• Phonetic hangul: [쥐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jwi
McCune–Reischauer?	chwi
Yale Romanization?	cwi

Etymology 1

쥐쥑쥒쥓쥔쥕쥖 쥗쥘쥙쥚쥛쥜쥝 쥞쥟쥠쥡쥢쥣쥤 쥥쥦쥧쥨쥩쥪쥫
줴 ←	→ 쥬

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 쥐 • (jwi)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ and ㅟ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 쥐 (Yale: cwi).

Noun

쥐 • (jwi)

1. mouse, rat

   조용한 고양이가 쥐를 잡는다.

   joyonghan goyang'i-ga jwi-reul jamneunda.

   The quiet cat catches the mouse. (proverb)

Derived terms

• 쥐색 (jwisaek)