처형

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 處刑.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ʝʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)형]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheohyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheohyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏhyŏng
Yale Romanization?	chēhyeng

Noun

처형 • (cheohyeong) (hanja 處刑)

1. execution (taking of life as punishment)

Derived terms

• 처형하다 (cheohyeonghada)
• 처형되다 (cheohyeongdoeda)