Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 計略.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)ɾja̠k̚] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɾja̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeryak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyelyag
McCune–Reischauer?kyeryak
Yale Romanization?kyēylyak

Noun

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계략 (gyeryak) (hanja 計略)

  1. stratagem; scheme
    Synonym: 계책(計策) (gyechaek)

Derived terms

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