대역죄

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大逆罪, from 大逆 (“high treason”) + 罪 (“crime”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈we̞] ~ [ˈtɛ(ː)jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ø̞] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈we̞] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)jʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)역쮀/대(ː)역쬐/데(ː)역쮀/데(ː)역쬐]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeyeokjoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daeyeogjoe
McCune–Reischauer?	taeyŏkchoe
Yale Romanization?	tāyyekcoy

Noun

대역죄 • (daeyeokjoe) (hanja 大逆罪)

1. the crime of high treason; lese majesty