처리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 處理, from 處 (“putting”) + 理 (“rule”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheoli
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏri
Yale Romanization?	chēli

Noun

처리 • (cheori) (hanja 處理)

1. processing; handling