비무장 지대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 非武裝地帶, from 非 (“non-”) + 武裝 (“armed; militarized”) + 地帶 (“area”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)mud͡ʑa̠ŋ t͡ɕidɛ] ~ [ˈpi(ː)mud͡ʑa̠ŋ t͡ɕide̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)무장 지대/비(ː)무장 지데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bimujang jidae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Bimujang jidae
McCune–Reischauer?	Pimujang chidae
Yale Romanization?	pīmucang citay

Noun

비무장 지대 • (bimujang jidae) (hanja 非武裝地帶)

1. (military) demilitarized zone