지옥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 地獄 (“hell”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕio̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [지옥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jiok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jiog
McCune–Reischauer?	chiok
Yale Romanization?	ciok

Noun

지옥 • (jiok) (hanja 地獄)

1. hell

   그 연쇄살인범은 지금 지옥에 있어야합니다.

   Geu yeonswaesarinbeom-eun jigeum jiog-e isseoyahamnida.

   That serial killer must be in hell right now.