최고

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 最高, from 最 (“most”) + 高 (“high”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞ːɡo̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞ːɡo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[췌:고/최:고]
Revised Romanization? choego
Revised Romanization (translit.)? choego
McCune–Reischauer? ch'oego
Yale Romanization? chōyko

Noun

최고 • (choego) (hanja 最高)

  1. the peak, the pinnacle, the topmost point
  2. the best
    • 십팔(18)세의 그 여자는 이번 여름 바르셀로나 올림픽의 메달을 획득할 만한, 영국 최고의 기대주 중의 한 명입니다.
      Sippal(18)se-ui geu yeojaneun ibeon yeoreum bareusellona ollimpigui medareul hoekdeukhal manhan, yeongguk choegoui gidaeju jung-ui han myeong-imnida.
      At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰwe̞ɡo̞] ~ [t͡ɕʰø̞ɡo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[췌고/최고]
Revised Romanization? choego
Revised Romanization (translit.)? choego
McCune–Reischauer? ch'oego
Yale Romanization? choyko

Noun

최고 • (choego) (hanja 催告)

  1. notice

Etymology 3

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞ːɡo̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞ːɡo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[췌:고/최:고]
Revised Romanization? choego
Revised Romanization (translit.)? choego
McCune–Reischauer? ch'oego
Yale Romanization? chōyko

Noun

최고 • (choego) (hanja 最古)

  1. the oldest
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