렬차

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 列車.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [렬차]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ryeolcha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lyeolcha
McCune–Reischauer?	ryŏlch'a
Yale Romanization?	lyelcha

South Korean Standard Language	열차 (yeolcha)
North Korean Standard Language	렬차 (ryeolcha)

Noun

렬차 • (ryeolcha) (hanja 列車)

1. North Korea standard form of 열차 (yeolcha, “train”).
   • 1961, “통일렬차 달린다 (tong'illyeolcha dallinda) [The unification train rushes on]”, 박산운 (Bak Sanun) [Pak San Un] (lyrics):

     통일렬차 달린다
     부산행 렬차 달린다

     Tong'illyeolcha dallinda
     Busan-haeng ryeolcha dallinda

     The unification train rushes on
     The train bound for Busan rushes on