저출산

Korean

Etymology

저(低) (jeo-, “low”, prefix) +‎ 출산(出産) (chulsan, “childbirth”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeochulsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeochulsan
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏch'ulssan
Yale Romanization?	cē.chwulqsan

Noun

저출산 • (jeochulsan) (hanja 低出産)

1. low birthrate

   Antonyms: 다산(多産) (dasan), 고출산(高出産) (gochulsan)

   한국은 심각한 저출산으로 인해 몇십 년 뒤에 망하게 생겼다.

   Han'gug-eun simgak-han jeochulsan-euro in-hae myeotsip nyeon dwi-e mang-hage saenggyeotda.

   Korea is going to perish a few decades later due to its severely low birthrate.