거성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 去聲.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)성]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoseong
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏsŏng
Yale Romanization?	kēseng

Noun

거성 • (geoseong) (hanja 去聲)

1. (Chinese phonetics) departing tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)

Coordinate terms

• 평성 (平聲, pyeongseong)
• 상성 (上聲, sangseong)
• 입성 (入聲, ipseong)