처참

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 悽慘 (“atrocious, terrible”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)참]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheocham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheocham
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏch'am
Yale Romanization?chē.cham

Noun

처참 • (cheocham) (hanja 悽慘)

  1. atrocious, terrible; unbearable to see
Usage notes
  • Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 처참 (cheocham) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 처참하다 (cheocham-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 처참함 (cheocham-ham).
Derived terms
  • 처참(悽慘)하다 (cheochamhada)

See also
  • 처연(凄然) (cheoyeon, “pitiable and desolate”)
  • 처절(凄切) (cheojeol, “pitiable and sad”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 處斬.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)참]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheocham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheocham
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏch'am
Yale Romanization?chē.cham

Noun

처참 • (cheocham) (hanja 處斬)

  1. decapitation, beheading
Derived terms
  • 처참(處斬)하다 (cheochamhada)
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