Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 受苦.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɡo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sugo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sugo
McCune–Reischauer?sugo
Yale Romanization?swūko

Noun

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수고 (sugo) (hanja 受苦)

  1. effort, trouble