통촉

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洞 (“bright, thorough”) + 燭 (“candle, light”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tongchok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tongchog
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ongch'ok
Yale Romanization?	thōngchok

Noun

통촉 • (tongchok) (hanja 洞燭)

1. seeing, understanding, discernment, judgement

Derived terms

• 통촉(洞燭)하다 (tongchokhada, “to see, realize, understand, judge, discern”)