Korean

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Etymology

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From 중요(重要) (jung'yo, importance) +‎ 시(視) (-si, treating as; viewing as).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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중요시 (jung'yosi) (hanja 重要視)

  1. regarding as important

Derived terms

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