합쇼체

Korean

Etymology

From 합쇼 (hapsyo, formal and polite imperative of 하다 (hada, “to do”)) +‎ 체(體) (che, “style”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠pɕ͈ot͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [합쑈체]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hapsyoche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?habsyoche
McCune–Reischauer?hapsyoch'e
Yale Romanization?hap.syo.chey

Noun

합쇼체 • (hapsyoche)

  1. (dated, until 1997) The formal, polite speech level in Korean.

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