악서

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 惡書, from 惡 (“evil, wicked”) + 書 (“book”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ks͈ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [악써]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	akseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agseo
McCune–Reischauer?	aksŏ
Yale Romanization?	ak.se

Noun

악서 • (akseo) (hanja 惡書)

1. book that is harmful to the reader

   Antonym: 양서(良書) (yangseo)

   그 惡書는 靑少年들에게 害로운 影響을 줄 수 있다.
   그 악서는 청소년들에게 해로운 영향을 줄 수 있다.

   Geu akseo-neun cheongsonyeon-deur-ege haeroun yeonghyang-eul jul su itda.

   That harmful book can have a negative influence on teenagers.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 樂書, from 樂 (“music”) + 書 (“book”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ks͈ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [악써]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	akseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	agseo
McCune–Reischauer?	aksŏ
Yale Romanization?	ak.se

Noun

악서 • (akseo) (hanja 樂書)

1. (music) book about music