초로

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞ɾo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [초로]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	choro
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cholo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'oro
Yale Romanization?	cholo

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 初 (“start”) + 老 (“old age”).

Noun

초로 • (choro) (hanja 初老)

1. early old age; beginning of old age

   샴푸질을 하다 보니 손에 흰머리가 술술 잡혔다. 초로가 실감 나 서러웠다.

   syampujir-eul hada boni son-e huinmeori-ga sulsul japhyeotda. choro-ga silgam na seoreowotda.

   When he was shampooing, white hair came out in clumps in his hand. He was melancholic; that he had entered old age felt real to him.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 草 (“grass”) + 露 (“dew”).

Noun

초로 • (choro) (hanja 草露)

1. a dewdrop on a blade of grass
2. (figurative) something ephemeral