저출산

Korean

Etymology

저(低)- (jeo-, “low”, prefix) +‎ 출산(出産) (chulsan, “childbirth”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)t͡ɕʰuɭs͈a̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [저(ː)출싼]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeochulsan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeochulsan
McCune–Reischauer?chŏch'ulssan
Yale Romanization?cē.chwulqsan

Noun

저출산 • (jeochulsan) (hanja 低出産)

  1. low birthrate
    Antonyms: 다산(多産) (dasan), 고출산(高出産) (gochulsan)
    한국은 심각한 저출산으로 인해 몇십 년 뒤에 망하게 생겼다.
    Han'gug-eun simgak-han jeochulsan-euro in-hae myeotsip nyeon dwi-e mang-hage saenggyeotda.
    Korea is going to perish a few decades later due to its severely low birthrate.
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