청주

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 淸酒

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [청주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheongju
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngju
Yale Romanization?	chengcwu

Noun

청주 • (cheongju) (hanja 淸酒)

1. rice wine

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 淸州

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑu]
• Phonetic hangul: [청주]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Cheongju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Cheongju
McCune–Reischauer?	Ch'ŏngju
Yale Romanization?	chengcwu

Proper noun

청주 • (Cheongju) (hanja 淸州)

1. Cheongju (the provincial capital, the largest city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)