The words borrowed from Old Chinese with cluster initials would split into two syllables in Korean, and the final of the second syllable would be lost as a result of reduction.

• 摘要上古汉语带复辅音声母的词，借到朝鲜语中往往拆成两个音节，而且后一个音节在弱化的过程中失去韵母，与前一个音节结合成一个闭音节。