천세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 千歲.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonse
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnse
Yale Romanization?	chēnsey

Noun

천세 • (cheonse) (hanja 千歲)

1. a millennium; a thousand years; very long time