참혹
Korean
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 慘酷.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mβo̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [참혹]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | chamhok |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chamhog |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'amhok |
Yale Romanization? | chamhok |
Noun
editUsage notes
editAlthough occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 참혹 (chamhok) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 참혹하다 (chamhok-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 참혹함 (chamhok-ham).
Derived terms
edit- 참혹(慘酷)하다 (chamhokhada, “to be extremely cruel”)