좌우

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左右 (“left and right”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)우]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwau
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwau
McCune–Reischauer?chwau
Yale Romanization?cwāwu

Noun

좌우 • (jwau) (hanja 左右)

  1. left and right

Antonyms
  • 상하 (sangha, “upper and bottom”)
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