Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 鑄型油, from 鑄型 (mold) + (oil).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ʝʌ̹ŋju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?juhyeong'yu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?juhyeong'yu
McCune–Reischauer?chuhyŏngyu
Yale Romanization?cwūhyengyu

Noun

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주형유 (juhyeong'yu) (hanja 鑄型油)

  1. (sculpture) casting oil