교의

Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjo(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈkjo(ː)i]
Phonetic hangul: [교(ː)의/교(ː)이]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyoui
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyoŭi
Yale Romanization^?	kyōuy

Noun

교의 • (gyoui) (hanja 敎義)

doctrine, dogma, creed

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 交椅.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjoɰi] ~ [kjoi]
Phonetic hangul: [교의/교이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyoui
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyoŭi
Yale Romanization^?	kyouy

Noun

교의 • (gyoui) (hanja 交椅)

(dated or archaic) a chair (in general)
Synonym: 의자(椅子) (uija)
(Confucianism) a ceremonial chair on which the spirit tablet is placed during ancestor commemoration

Usage notes

This word was the traditional Korean word for "chair" but was displaced by modern 의자(椅子) (uija), a loanword from Japanese, during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1910—1945).

References

김재용 (Kim Jae-yong) (2015) “'일본식 한자어'의 정체 - 일본 제국하 조선인 문인들의 위기의식을 중심으로 - [ilbonsik hanja'eo ui jeongche - ilbon jegukha joseonin munindeurui wigiuisigeul jungsimeuro -]”, in Saegugeo saenghwal, volume 25, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, pages 146—153