희소식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 喜消息

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çisʰo̞ɕʰik̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [히소식]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huisosik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huisosig
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭisosik
Yale Romanization?	huysosik

Noun

희소식 • (huisosik) (hanja 喜消息)

1. good news

   희소식이 있습니다. 지난 6년간, 복지 혜택자수를 거의 반절로 줄였습니다.

   huisosigi itseumnida. jinan 6nyeon'gan, bokji hyetaekjasureul geoui banjeollo juryeotseumnida.

   Here's some good news: In the past six years, we have cut the welfare rolls nearly in half.

References

• 희소식 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.