Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 詛呪/咀呪.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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저주 (jeoju) (hanja 詛呪/咀呪)

  1. curse

Derived terms

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