퇴근

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 退勤, from 退 (“withdrawal”) + 勤 (“diligence”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰwe̞(ː)ɡɯn] ~ [ˈtʰø̞(ː)ɡɯn]
  • Phonetic hangul: [퉤(ː)근/퇴(ː)근]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?toegeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?toegeun
McCune–Reischauer?t'oegŭn
Yale Romanization?thōykun

Noun

퇴근 • (toegeun) (hanja 退勤)

  1. leaving work, finishing work, getting off from work

Derived terms
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