경색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梗塞, from 梗 (“blocking”) + 塞 (“block”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋsʰɛk̚] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋsʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [경색/경섹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeongsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngsaek
Yale Romanization?	kyengsayk

Noun

경색 • (gyeongsaek) (hanja 梗塞)

1. blockage
2. (medicine) infarction