지하철

Korean

지하철 (jihacheol, “subway”).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɦa̠t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
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Phonetic hangul: [지하철]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jihacheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jihacheol
McCune–Reischauer^?	chihach'ŏl
Yale Romanization^?	ciha.chel

Noun

지하철 • (jihacheol) (hanja 地下鐵)

subway

See also

지하 (地下, jiha, “underground”)
지하철역 (地下鐵驛, jihacheoryeok, “subway station”)
전철 (電鐵, jeoncheol, “metro”)
철도 (鐵道, cheoldo, “railroad”)
지옥철 (地獄鐵, jiokcheol, “very crowded subway line or rolling stock”)

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