Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 봉건(封建) (bonggeon, feudal) + 제도(制度) (jedo, system).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [po̞ŋɡʌ̹n t͡ɕe̞(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bonggeon jedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bonggeon jedo
McCune–Reischauer?ponggŏn chedo
Yale Romanization?pongken cēyto

Noun edit

봉건제도 (bonggeonjedo) (hanja 封建制度)

  1. feudalism, the feudal system