도청

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 道廳.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [도(ː)청]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	docheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	docheong
McCune–Reischauer?	toch'ŏng
Yale Romanization?	tō.cheng

Noun

도청 • (docheong) (hanja 道廳)

1. provincial government building

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 盜聽.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [도청]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	docheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	docheong
McCune–Reischauer?	toch'ŏng
Yale Romanization?	to.cheng

Noun

도청 • (docheong) (hanja 盜聽)

1. eavesdropping

   도청장치

   docheongjangchi

   wiretapping device