천식

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 喘息

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɕʰik̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheonsik
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonsig
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnsik
    Yale Romanization?chēnsik

    Noun

    천식 • (cheonsik) (hanja 喘息)

    1. (pathology) asthma