통촉

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 洞 (“bright, thorough”) + 燭 (“candle, light”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [통(ː)촉]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?tongchok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongchog
    McCune–Reischauer?t'ongch'ok
    Yale Romanization?thōngchok

    Noun

    통촉 • (tongchok) (hanja 洞燭)

    1. seeing, understanding, discernment, judgement

    Derived terms

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