처참

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Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 悽慘 (atrocious, terrible).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheocham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheocham
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏch'am
Yale Romanization?chē.cham

Noun[edit]

처참 (cheocham) (hanja 悽慘)

  1. atrocious, terrible; unbearable to see
Usage notes[edit]
  • Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 처참 (cheocham) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 처참하다 (cheocham-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 처참함 (cheocham-ham).
Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 處斬.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheocham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheocham
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏch'am
Yale Romanization?chē.cham

Noun[edit]

처참 (cheocham) (hanja 處斬)

  1. decapitation, beheading
Derived terms[edit]