시체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 屍體 (“cadaver, corpse, (dead) body”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siche
McCune–Reischauer?	sich'e
Yale Romanization?	sī.chey

Noun

시체 • (siche) (hanja 屍體)

1. cadaver, corpse, (dead) body (of humans)

   Synonym: (more polite) 시신(屍身) (sisin)

See also

• 사체 (死體, sache, “carcass (of animals)”)