렬차

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 列車.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ryeolcha
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyeolcha
    McCune–Reischauer?ryŏlch'a
    Yale Romanization?lyelcha

    Noun

    렬차 • (ryeolcha) (hanja 列車)

    1. North Korea standard form of 열차 (yeolcha, train)
      • 1961, “통일렬차 달린다 (tong'illyeolcha dallinda) [The unification train rushes on]”, 박산운 (Bak Sanun) [Pak San Un] (lyrics):
        통일렬차 달린다
        부산렬차 달린다
        Tong'illyeolcha dallinda
        Busan-haeng ryeolcha dallinda
        The unification train rushes on
        The train bound for Busan rushes on