신축

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 伸縮.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Sinchuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sinchug
    McCune–Reischauer?Sinch'uk
    Yale Romanization?sin.chwuk

    Proper noun

    신축 • (Sinchuk) (hanja 伸縮)

    1. to stretch out and draw back; to expand and contract; to lengthen and shorten; to telescope
    2. to be flexible; to be adjustable; to be elastic

    See also

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 新築.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Sinchuk
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sinchug
      McCune–Reischauer?Sinch'uk
      Yale Romanization?sin.chwuk

      Proper noun

      신축 • (Sinchuk) (hanja 新築)

      1. a new house

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 辛丑.

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?Sinchuk
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sinchug
        McCune–Reischauer?Sinch'uk
        Yale Romanization?sin.chwuk

        Proper noun

        신축 • (Sinchuk) (hanja 辛丑)

        1. The thirty-eighth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Ox" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
        Coordinate terms
        Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 간지 (ganji)edit