시체

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 屍體 (“cadaver, corpse, (dead) body”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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시체 • (siche) (hanja 屍體)

  1. cadaver, corpse, (dead) body (of humans)
    Synonym: (more polite) 시신(屍身) (sisin)

See also

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