Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 決死擁衛.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ɭs͈a̠o̞ŋɥi] ~ [kjʌ̹ɭs͈a̠o̞ŋy]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeolsaong'wi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeolsaong'wi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏlssaongwi
Yale Romanization?kyelqsaongwi

Noun

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결사옹위 (gyeolsaong'wi) (hanja 決死擁衛)

  1. (North Korea, officialese) defending and safeguarding with one's life

Derived terms

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