유치

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 誘致.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jut͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuchi
McCune–Reischauer?	yuch'i
Yale Romanization?	yu.chi

Noun

유치 • (yuchi) (hanja 誘致)

1. attraction

Derived terms

• 유치하다 (誘致—, yuchihada)
• 유치되다 (誘致—, yuchidoeda)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 留置.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jut͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuchi
McCune–Reischauer?	yuch'i
Yale Romanization?	yu.chi

Noun

유치 • (yuchi) (hanja 留置)

1. detainment; custody

Derived terms

• 유치하다 (留置—, yuchihada)
• 유치되다 (留置—, yuchidoeda)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 乳齒.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jut͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [유치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuchi
McCune–Reischauer?	yuch'i
Yale Romanization?	yu.chi

Noun

유치 • (yuchi) (hanja 乳齒)

1. milk tooth; baby tooth

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 幼稚.

Root

유치 • (yuchi) (hanja 幼稚)

1. Root of 유치하다 (yuchihada, “to be childish”). Rarely used alone.