순천

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 順天

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [순(ː)천]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Suncheon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Suncheon
    McCune–Reischauer?Sunch'ŏn
    Yale Romanization?swūn.chen

    Proper noun

    순천 • (Suncheon) (hanja 順天)

    1. Suncheon (a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 順川

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      순천 • (Suncheon) (hanja 順川)

      1. Sunchon (a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea)
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