좌초

Korean

Derived verbs

Active	좌초하다
Passive	좌초되다

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 坐礁.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwa̠t͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [좌초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jwacho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jwacho
McCune–Reischauer?	chwach'o
Yale Romanization?	cwa.cho

Noun

좌초 • (jwacho) (hanja 坐礁)

1. (nautical) running aground
2. (figurative) getting into trouble