좌우

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 左右 (left and right)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwau
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwau
McCune–Reischauer?chwau
Yale Romanization?cwāwu

Noun

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좌우 (jwau) (hanja 左右)

  1. left and right

Antonyms

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  • 상하 (sangha, “upper and bottom”)