지옥철

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕio̞k̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[지옥철]
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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