치열
Korean
editPronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰijʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [치열]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | chiyeol |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chiyeol |
McCune–Reischauer? | ch'iyŏl |
Yale Romanization? | chiyel |
Etymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 熾烈 (“burning ferociously”).
Noun
editSouth Korean Standard Language |
치열(熾烈) (chiyeol) |
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North Korean Standard Language |
치렬(熾烈) (chiryeol) |
Usage notes
editUsually not found in isolation as a noun, but as the derived adjective or adverb. The nominalized substantive form of the adjective, 치열(熾烈)함 (chiyeolham), is preferred instead for the noun sense of “ferociousness, etc.”
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 齒 (“tooth”) + 列 (“row”).
Noun
editSouth Korean Standard Language |
치열(齒列) (chiyeol) |
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North Korean Standard Language |
치렬(齒列) (chiryeol) |
Etymology 3
editSino-Korean word from 痔 (“anal”) + 裂 (“crack”).
Noun
editSouth Korean Standard Language |
치열(痔裂) (chiyeol) |
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North Korean Standard Language |
치렬(痔裂) (chiryeol) |
- (medicine) anal fissure
- Hypernym: 치질(痔疾) (chijil, “hemorrhoid”)
Etymology 4
editSino-Korean word from 熾熱 (“blazing hot”).
Noun
editUsage notes
editUsually not found in isolation as a noun, but as the derived adjective or adverb. The nominalized substantive form of the adjective, 치열(熾熱)함 (chiyeolham), is preferred instead for the noun sense of “extreme heat”.
Some South Korean speakers may mistakenly consider this to be a figurative extension of the “ferociousness” sense.
Derived terms
editEtymology 5
editSino-Korean word from 治 (“master”) + 熱 (“heat”).
Noun
editDerived terms
edit- 치열(治熱)하다 (chiyeolhada, “to treat heat”)