Etymology
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Sino-Korean word from 淸掃, from 淸 (“clear”) + 掃 (“sweep, clean”).
Pronunciation
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Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | cheongso |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheongso |
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McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏngso |
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Yale Romanization? | chengso |
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청소 • (cheongso) (hanja 淸掃)
- cleaning
그 도시의 거리 청소 업무는 비용이 아니라 수입의 원천이 된다.- Geu dosi-ui geori cheongso eommu-neun biyong-i anira su'ib-ui woncheon-i doenda.
- [T]he street cleaning service of that city is a source of revenue instead of expense.
(1881. Popular Science Monthly/Volume 18)
Derived terms
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