Korean

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 考試

Noun

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고시 (gosi) (hanja 考試)

  1. exam; test

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 告示

Noun

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고시 (gosi) (hanja 告示)

  1. notice; notification; announcement