Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 口臭

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)t͡ɕʰɥi] ~ [ˈku(ː)t͡ɕʰy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?guchwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?guchwi
McCune–Reischauer?kuch'wi
Yale Romanization?kwū.chwi

Noun

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구취 (guchwi) (hanja 口臭)

  1. halitosis