침체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 沈滯

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mt͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [침(ː)체]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chimche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimche
McCune–Reischauer?ch'imch'e
Yale Romanization?chīmchey

Noun

침체 • (chimche) (hanja 沈滯)

  1. depression; stagnation
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