개천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 价川

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)천/게(ː)천]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gaecheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gaecheon
McCune–Reischauer?	Kaech'ŏn
Yale Romanization?	kāy.chen

Proper noun

개천 • (Gaecheon) (hanja 价川)

1. Kaechon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)