Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 罪囚 (prisoner) + (clothes).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)sʰubo̞k̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)sʰubo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joesubok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joesubog
McCune–Reischauer?choesubok
Yale Romanization?cōyswupok

Noun

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죄수복 (joesubok) (hanja 罪囚服)

  1. prison uniform