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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hoe-jung-si-gye
"그는 조끼 주머니에서 회중시계를 꺼내 시간을 확인했다."
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A small pocket watch attached to a ribbon, chain, or fob, designed to be carried in a waistcoat pocket.
"He checked the time on his grandfather's gold fob-watch before boarding the train."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'fob', meaning a small pocket for a watch (likely from Low German 'fuppe' meaning pocket), combined with 'watch'. The term emerged in the late 17th century to describe a pocket watch attached to a chain or ribbon worn with a waistcoat.
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montre à gousset
Transliteration: /mɔ̃tʁ a ɡu.sɛ/
"Il sortit sa vieille montre à gousset de sa poche."
Taschenuhr
Transliteration: /ˈtaʃn̩ˌuːɐ̯/
"Er trug eine goldene Taschenuhr an einer Kette."
orologio da tasca
Transliteration: /o.roˈlɔ.dʒo da ˈta.ska/
"Guardò l'ora sul suo orologio da tasca."
reloj de bolsillo
Transliteration: /reˈlox de βolˈsi.ʎo/
"Sacó su reloj de bolsillo para ver la hora exacta."
relógio de bolso
Transliteration: /ʁeˈlɔ.ʒju dʒi ˈboɫ.su/
"O avô guardava o relógio de bolso com muito carinho."
जेब घड़ी
Transliteration: jeb ghadhi
"उसने अपनी जेब घड़ी निकालकर समय देखा।"
怀表
Transliteration: huáibiǎo
"他从口袋里掏出了一块古董怀表。"
회중시계
Transliteration: hoe-jung-si-gye
"그는 조끼 주머니에서 회중시계를 꺼내 시간을 확인했다."
懐中時計
Transliteration: kaichūdokei
"彼はポケットから懐中時計を取り出した。"
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