처참
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 悽慘 (“atrocious, terrible”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
- Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)참]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | cheocham |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheocham |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏch'am |
| Yale Romanization? | chē.cham |
Noun
처참 • (cheocham) (hanja 悽慘)
- atrocious, terrible; unbearable to see
Usage notes
- Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 처참 (cheocham) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 처참하다 (cheocham-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 처참함 (cheocham-ham).
Derived terms
- 처참(悽慘)하다 (cheochamhada)
See also
- 처연(凄然) (cheoyeon, “pitiable and desolate”)
- 처절(凄切) (cheojeol, “pitiable and sad”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 處斬.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
- Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)참]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | cheocham |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheocham |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏch'am |
| Yale Romanization? | chē.cham |
Noun
처참 • (cheocham) (hanja 處斬)
Derived terms
- 처참(處斬)하다 (cheochamhada)