Korean

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Etymology

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Partial calque of English relay race.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾiɭɭe̞i kjɘ(ː)ŋɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?rillei gyeonggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lillei gyeonggi
McCune–Reischauer?rillei kyŏnggi
Yale Romanization?lilleyi kyēngki

Noun

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릴레이 경기 (rillei gyeonggi)

  1. relay race