Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 古今東西.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ɡɯmdo̞ŋsʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gogeumdongseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogeumdongseo
McCune–Reischauer?kogŭmdongsŏ
Yale Romanization?kōkumtongse

Noun

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고금동서 (gogeumdongseo) (hanja 古今東西)

  1. all times and all places
    Synonym: 동서고금(東西古今) (dongseogogeum)