취약

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 脆弱.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɥi(ː)ja̠k̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰy(ː)ja̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chwiyak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chwiyag
McCune–Reischauer?ch'wiyak
Yale Romanization?chwī.yak

Noun

취약 • (chwiyak) (hanja 脆弱)

  1. vulnerability; destructibility

Derived terms

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