응수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 應酬, from 應 (“respond”) + 酬 (“return”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)ŋsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [응(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eungsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eungsu
McCune–Reischauer?ŭngsu
Yale Romanization?ūngswu

Noun

응수 • (eungsu) (hanja 應酬)

  1. response, retort, riposte, rejoinder
  2. crosstalk, cross-talk

Derived terms
  • 응수(應酬)하다 (eungsuhada, “to respond”)
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