축구 선수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 蹴球選手, from 蹴球 (“football, soccer”) + 選手 (“athlete”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰuk̚k͈u sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [축꾸 선(ː)수]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chukgu seonsu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chuggu seonsu
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ukku sŏnsu
    Yale Romanization?chwuk.kwu sēnswu

    Noun

    축구 선수 • (chukgu seonsu) (hanja 蹴球選手)

    1. footballer, soccer player
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