시국

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 時局.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [시국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigug
McCune–Reischauer?	siguk
Yale Romanization?	sikwuk

Noun

시국 • (siguk) (hanja 時局)

1. the current political situation

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 市國.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡuk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [시국]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigug
McCune–Reischauer?	siguk
Yale Romanization?	sikwuk

Noun

시국 • (siguk) (hanja 市國)

1. city state

Synonyms

• 도시국가 (都市國家, dosigukga)