지하철

Korean

지하철 (jihacheol, “subway”).

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地下鐵, from 地 (“ground”) + 下 (“below”) + 鐵 (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɦa̠t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [지하철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jihacheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jihacheol
McCune–Reischauer?	chihach'ŏl
Yale Romanization?	ciha.chel

Noun

지하철 • (jihacheol) (hanja 地下鐵)

1. subway

See also

• 지하 (地下, jiha, “underground”)
• 지하철역 (地下鐵驛, jihacheoryeok, “subway station”)
• 전철 (電鐵, jeoncheol, “metro”)
• 철도 (鐵道, cheoldo, “railroad”)
• 지옥철 (地獄鐵, jiokcheol, “very crowded subway line or rolling stock”)