지옥철

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地獄鐵. Blend of 지옥(地獄) (jiok, “hell”) +‎ 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol, “subway”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕio̞k̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [지옥철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiokcheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiogcheol
McCune–Reischauer?	chiokch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	ciokchel

Noun

지옥철 • (jiokcheol) (hanja 地獄鐵)

1. (slang, rail transport) a very crowded subway line or rolling stock