사방치기

Korean

Etymology

사방(四方) (sabang, four sides) +‎ 치기 (chigi), verbal noun of 치다 (chida, “hit; play”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ba̠ŋt͡ɕʰiɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sabangchigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sabangchigi
McCune–Reischauer?sabangch'igi
Yale Romanization?sāpangchiki

Noun

사방치기 • (sabangchigi)

  1. hopscotch