철길

철(鐵) (cheol) +‎ 길 (gil, “road”), cf. Chinese 鐵路 / 铁路 (tiělù).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭk͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [철낄]

철길 • (cheolgil) (hanja 鐵길)

1. railway^UK; railroad^US
   • 1990, “내 이름 묻지마세요 (Nae ireum mutjimaseyo) [Don't Ask My Name]”, Ri Jong-sul (리정술) (lyrics), Hwang Jin-yong (황진영) (music):

     정들은 고향집 멀리떠나
     북변의 청춘들이
     그 어이 눈바람 헤치면서
     철길 놓았던가요

     jeongdeureun gohyangjip meollitteona
     bukbyeon-ui cheongchun-deur-i
     Geu eoi nunbaram hechi-myeonseo
     cheolgil noat-deon'ga-yo

     Think about those young people
     In the northern border, away from their beloved hometowns,
     How did they battle through snowstorms to build the railway
     —Was it for the sake of their names being remembered?

• 철로 (鐵路, cheollo)
• 철도 (鐵道, cheoldo)
• 레일 (reil) (South Korea)
• 레루 (reru) (North Korea)