조언

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 助言 (“advice”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jo'eon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jo'eon
McCune–Reischauer?	choŏn
Yale Romanization?	cōen

Noun

조언 • (jo'eon) (hanja 助言)

1. advice

   현실적인 조언이죠. ― Hyeonsiljeog-in jo'eon-i-jo. ― The advice is realistic.

Synonyms

• 충고(忠告) (chunggo)
• 권고(勸告) (gwon'go)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 繰言

Noun

조언 • (jo'eon) (hanja 繰言)

1. tedious talk; repetition; complaint

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 粗言

Noun

조언 • (jo'eon) (hanja 粗言)

1. rude language