청초하다

Korean

Etymology

청초(淸楚) (cheongcho) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives). See also Chinese 清楚.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheongchohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheongchohada
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏngch'ohada
Yale Romanization?chengchohata

Adjective

청초하다 (cheongchohada) (infinitive 청초해 or 청초하여, sequential 청초하니)

  1. to be unobtrusively but elegantly beautiful
    묵은 느티나무 청초한 정원 굽어봤다.Mugeun neutinamu-ga cheongchohan jeong'won-eul gubeobwatda.The aged zelkova gazed down upon the elegant garden.

Conjugation

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