좌우

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左右 (“left and right”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jwau
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jwau
McCune–Reischauer?	chwau
Yale Romanization?	cwāwu

Noun

좌우 • (jwau) (hanja 左右)

1. left and right

Antonyms

• 상하 (sangha, “upper and bottom”)