삼도천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三途川, from 三 (“three”) + 途 (“way”) + 川 (“river”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mdo̞t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼도천]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Samdocheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Samdocheon
McCune–Reischauer?	Samdoch'ŏn
Yale Romanization?	samto.chen

Proper noun

삼도천 • (Samdocheon) (hanja 三途川)

1. (Buddhism) the Sanzu River (a mythological river in Japanese Buddhist tradition similar to the Hindu Vaitarna or Ancient Greek Styx)