계속

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 繼續.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyesok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyesog
McCune–Reischauer?	kyesok
Yale Romanization?	kyēysok

Adverb

계속 • (gyesok) (hanja 繼續)

1. continuously

   비가 계속 오네요. ― Bi-ga gyesok oneyo. ― it keeps raining

Noun

계속 • (gyesok) (hanja 繼續)

1. continuation

Derived terms

• 계속적(繼續的) (gyesokjeok)
• 계속(繼續)하다 (gyesokhada)
• 계속(繼續)되다 (gyesokdoeda)