Korean

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Etymology

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(seom, island) +‎ 짱깨 (jjangkkae, Chink).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mt͡ɕ͈a̠ŋk͈ɛ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mt͡ɕ͈a̠ŋk͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seomjjangkkae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seomjjangkkae
McCune–Reischauer?sŏmtchangkkae
Yale Romanization?sēmccangkkay

Noun

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섬짱깨 (seomjjangkkae)

  1. (slang, ethnic slur) Taiwanese