선수촌

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 選手村, from 選手 (“player”) + 村 (“village”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nsʰut͡ɕʰo̞n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)수촌]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonsuchon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsuchon
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnsuch'on
    Yale Romanization?sēnswu.chon

    Noun

    선수촌 • (seonsuchon) (hanja 選手村)

    1. Olympic village
      태릉국가대표선수촌
      taereunggukgadaepyoseonsuchon
      Taereung Olympic village

    Synonyms

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