수천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 數千, from 數 (“numerous, many”) + 千 (“thousand”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)천]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sucheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sucheon
McCune–Reischauer?	such'ŏn
Yale Romanization?	swū.chen

Numeral

수천 • (sucheon) (hanja 數千)

1. many thousands