Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 高層.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocheung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocheung
McCune–Reischauer?koch'ŭng
Yale Romanization?kō.chung

Noun

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고층 (gocheung) (hanja 高層)

  1. something of high-rise, multistory

Derived terms

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