저속

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)sʰo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeosok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeosog
McCune–Reischauer?chŏsok
Yale Romanization?cēsok

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 低速.

    Noun

    저속 • (jeosok) (hanja 低速)

    1. low speed
      Antonym: 고속(高速) (gosok, high speed)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 低俗.

      Noun

      저속 • (jeosok) (hanja 低俗)

      1. vulgarity
      2. a lowbrow
      Derived terms
      • 저속하다 (低俗, jeosokhada)