상체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 上體.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangche
McCune–Reischauer?	sangch'e
Yale Romanization?	sāngchey

Noun

상체 • (sangche) (hanja 上體)

1. upper body

   Synonym: 웃통 (ut'tong)

   Antonym: 하체(下體) (hache)