처자

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 妻子.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheoja
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏja
Yale Romanization?checa

Noun

처자 • (cheoja) (hanja 妻子)

  1. wife and children

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 處子.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheoja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheoja
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏja
Yale Romanization?chēca

Noun

처자 • (cheoja) (hanja 處子)

  1. unmarried woman
    Synonym: 처녀(處女) (cheonyeo)
  2. (literary) virgin (female); maiden
    Synonym: 처녀(處女) (cheonyeo)
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