Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下請 (to request below). Probably an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 下請(したう) (shitauke).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hacheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hacheong
McCune–Reischauer?hach'ŏng
Yale Romanization?hā.cheng

Noun

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하청 (hacheong) (hanja 下請)

  1. subcontract

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