차악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 次 (“second; next”) + 惡 (“evil”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [차악]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chaak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaag
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'aak
Yale Romanization?	chaak

Noun

차악 • (chaak) (hanja 次惡)

1. the lesser evil (of two bad choices)