지하철

Korean

지하철 (jihacheol, “subway”).

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地下鐵, from 地 (“ground”) + 下 (“below”) + 鐵 (“iron”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕiɦa̠t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[지하철]
Revised Romanization? jihacheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jihacheol
McCune–Reischauer? chihach'ŏl
Yale Romanization? cihachel

Noun

지하철 • (jihacheol) (hanja 地下鐵)

  1. subway
  • 지옥철 (jiokcheol, “very crowded subway line or rolling stock”)
  • 지하 (jiha, “underground”)
  • 전철 (jeoncheol, “metro”)
  • 철도 (cheoldo, “railroad”)
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