청어

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [청어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏngŏ
Yale Romanization?	chenge

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 靑魚, from 靑 (“blue, green”) + 魚 (“fish”).

Noun

청어 • (cheong'eo) (hanja 靑魚)

1. herring, specifically the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

Derived terms

• 대서양청어 (大西洋靑魚, daeseoyangcheong'eo, “Atlantic herring”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 淸 (“Qing; clear”) + 語 (“language”).

Noun

청어 • (cheong'eo) (hanja 淸語)

1. Manchu