구세주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 救世主.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)sʰe̞d͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)세주]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guseju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guseju
McCune–Reischauer?	kuseju
Yale Romanization?	kwūseycwu

Noun

구세주 • (guseju) (hanja 救世主)

1. savior, messiah