치킨

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰicçin]
• Phonetic hangul: [치킨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chikin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chikin
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ik'in
Yale Romanization?	chi.khin

Noun

치킨 • (chikin)

1. fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken

   Synonyms: 닭튀김 (daktwigim), (less often) 통닭 (tongdak)

   Hypernyms: (animal) 닭 (dak), (all meat from a chicken) 닭고기 (dakgogi)

2. (less often) roast chicken

   Synonym: 통닭 (tongdak)

Related terms

• 프라이드 치킨 (peuraideu chikin)