시궁쥐

Korean

Etymology

시궁 (sigung, “cesspool”) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “rat”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡuŋd͡ʑɥi] ~ [ɕʰiɡuŋd͡ʑy]
• Phonetic hangul: [시궁쥐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigungjwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigungjwi
McCune–Reischauer?	sigungjwi
Yale Romanization?	sikwungcwi

Noun

시궁쥐 • (sigungjwi)

1. brown rat

Further reading

• 시궁쥐 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ko