선수촌

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選手村, from 選手 (“player”) + 村 (“village”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonsuchon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonsuchon
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnsuch'on
Yale Romanization?	sēnswu.chon

Noun

선수촌 • (seonsuchon) (hanja 選手村)

1. Olympic village

   태릉국가대표선수촌

   taereunggukgadaepyoseonsuchon

   Taereung Olympic village