침체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 沈滯

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chimche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chimche
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'imch'e
Yale Romanization?	chīmchey

Noun

침체 • (chimche) (hanja 沈滯)

1. depression; stagnation