서도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 西道.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [서도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seodo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏdo
Yale Romanization?	seto

Noun

서도 • (seodo) (hanja 西道)

1. northwestern Korea (a region composed of two former provinces of Korea, Hwanghae and Pyeong'an)

   Coordinate terms: 동도(東道) (dongdo), 서도(西道) (seodo), 남도(南道) (namdo), 북도(北道) (bukdo)

   서도민요(西道民謠) ― seodominyo ― folk song from northwestern Korea

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 書道.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [서도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seodo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏdo
Yale Romanization?	seto

Noun

서도 • (seodo) (hanja 書道)

1. calligraphy

   Synonym: (more common) 서예(書藝) (seoye)