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시청

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sicheong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sicheong
McCune–Reischauer?sich'ŏng
Yale Romanization?sī.cheng

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 市廳, from (market, fair, city, town) + (hall, central room)

Noun

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시청 (sicheong) (hanja 市廳)

  1. city hall

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 視聽, from (to look at) + (listen)

Noun

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시청 (sicheong) (hanja 視聽)

  1. watch and listen, especially to television