Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 탕수(湯水) (tangsu, hot water) + 통(桶) (tong, tank).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)ŋsʰutʰo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tangsutong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tangsutong
McCune–Reischauer?t'angsut'ong
Yale Romanization?thāngswu.thong

Noun

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탕수통 (tangsutong) (hanja 湯水桶)

  1. hot water tank