지옥철

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地獄鐵. Blend of 지옥(地獄) (jiok, “hell”) +‎ 지하철(地下鐵) (jihacheol, “subway”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕio̞k̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [지옥철]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jiokcheol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jiogcheol
McCune–Reischauer?chiokch'ŏl
Yale Romanization?ciokchel

Noun

지옥철 • (jiokcheol) (hanja 地獄鐵)

  1. (slang, rail transport) a very crowded subway line or rolling stock
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