고투

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 苦鬪.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)tʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)투]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gotu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gotu
McCune–Reischauer?	kot'u
Yale Romanization?	kō.thwu

Noun

고투 • (gotu) (hanja 苦鬪)

1. a bitter struggle / fight