Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 罪惡.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)a̠k̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕø̞(ː)a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joeak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joeag
McCune–Reischauer?choeak
Yale Romanization?cōy.ak

Noun

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죄악 (joeak) (hanja 罪惡)

  1. vice, crime, sin