천거

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 薦擧.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheon'geo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongeo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏn'gŏ
Yale Romanization?	chēnke

Noun

천거 • (cheon'geo) (hanja 薦擧)

1. recommendation

Derived terms

• 천거하다 (cheon'geohada)