Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 罪囚

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)sʰu] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joesu
McCune–Reischauer?choesu
Yale Romanization?cōyswu

Noun edit

죄수 (joesu) (hanja 罪囚)

  1. prisoner