천세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 千歲.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)세]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonse
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnse
Yale Romanization?chēnsey

Noun

천세 • (cheonse) (hanja 千歲)

  1. a millennium; a thousand years; very long time
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