칠면조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 七面鳥

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰiɭmjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chilmyeonjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chilmyeonjo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ilmyŏnjo
Yale Romanization?chil.myen.co

Noun

칠면조 • (chilmyeonjo) (hanja 七面鳥)

  1. turkey (bird)
  2. (figurative) a capricious person