Korean

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청개구리

Etymology

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Literally "green frog," from 청(靑) (cheong, green) +‎ 개구리 (gaeguri, frog).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡɛɡuɾi] ~ [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡe̞ɡuɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonggaeguri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonggaeguli
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnggaeguri
Yale Romanization?chengkaykwuli

Noun

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청개구리 (cheonggaeguri)

  1. The Japanese treefrog, Hyla japonica.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 3 (last accessed)) “청개구리 [cheonggaeguri]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]