Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 千世 (thousand generations) + (after)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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천세 (cheonse hu) (hanja 千世 )

  1. (speech of the royal court) the future death of the currently reigning monarch

References

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  • 김용숙 (Kim Yong-suk) (1994) “ko:궁중어의 아름다움—<한중록>을 중심으로 [The beauty of court language: Focusing on the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong]”, in Han'geul, volume 226, pages 101—128