거성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 去聲.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거(ː)성]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoseong
McCune–Reischauer?kŏsŏng
Yale Romanization?kēseng

Noun

거성 • (geoseong) (hanja 去聲)

  1. (Chinese phonetics) departing tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese)

Coordinate terms
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