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경색

경색

Korean

Noun

경색 • ‎(gyeongsaek) ‎(hanja 梗塞)

  1. blockage
  2. (medicine) infarction

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梗塞, from 梗 ‎(“blocking”) + 塞 ‎(“block”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kjʌ̹ŋsʰɛ̝k̚/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 경색
Romanizations
Revised transcription gyeongsaek
Revised transliteration gyeongsaeg
McCune–Reischauer kyŏngsaek
Yale kyengsayk

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