성체

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖體

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongche
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongche
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngch'e
    Yale Romanization?sēngchey

    Noun

    성체 • (seongche) (hanja 聖體)

    1. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy) Eucharist (substances)