경계

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 境界.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋɡje̞] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [경계/경게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonggye
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnggye
Yale Romanization?	kyengkyey

Noun

경계 • (gyeonggye) (hanja 境界)

1. boundary

Derived terms

• 경계선(境界線) (gyeonggyeseon)
• 경계주(境界州) (gyeonggyeju)
• 경계표(境界標) (gyeonggyepyo)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 警戒.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɡje̞] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)계/경(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeonggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeonggye
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏnggye
Yale Romanization?	kyēngkyey

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	경계하다

경계 • (gyeonggye) (hanja 警戒)

1. caution
2. guard; lookout

Derived terms

• 경계망(警戒網) (gyeonggyemang)
• 경계병(警戒兵) (gyeonggyebyeong)
• 경계선(警戒線) (gyeonggyeseon)
• 경계심(警戒心) (gyeonggyesim)