청소

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 淸掃, from 淸 (“clear”) + 掃 (“sweep, clean”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheongso
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongso
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngso
    Yale Romanization?chengso

    Noun

    Derived verbs
    Active 청소하다
    Passive 청소되다

    청소 • (cheongso) (hanja 淸掃)

    1. cleaning
      그 도시의 거리 청소 업무는 비용이 아니라 수입의 원천이 된다.
      Geu dosi-ui geori cheongso eommu-neun biyon-g'i anira su'ib-ui woncheon-i doenda.
      [T]he street cleaning service of that city is a source of revenue instead of expense.
      (1881. Popular Science Monthly/Volume 18)

    Derived terms

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