시흥

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 始興

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɣɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)흥]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Siheung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Siheung
    McCune–Reischauer?Sihŭng
    Yale Romanization?sīhung

    Proper noun

    시흥 • (Siheung) (hanja 始興)

    1. [~시] Siheung (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)
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