시흥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 始興

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɣɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)흥]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Siheung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Siheung
McCune–Reischauer?Sihŭng
Yale Romanization?sīhung

Proper noun

시흥 • (Siheung) (hanja 始興)

  1. [~시] Siheung (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)
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