좌우

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 左右 (“left and right”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)u]
    • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)우]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jwau
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwau
    McCune–Reischauer?chwau
    Yale Romanization?cwāwu

    Noun

    좌우 • (jwau) (hanja 左右)

    1. left and right

    Antonyms

    • 상하 (sangha, “upper and bottom”)
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