신탁통치

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 信託統治, from 信託 (“entrustment”) + 統治 (“governance”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ntʰa̠k̚ tʰo̞(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [신(ː)탁 통(ː)치]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sintak tongchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sintag tongchi
McCune–Reischauer?	sint'ak t'ongch'i
Yale Romanization?	sīnthak thōngchi

Noun

신탁통치 • (sintaktongchi) (hanja 信託統治)

1. trusteeship (trust territory)
   • 1994, 강만길, ｢한국역사17:분단구조의 정착 1｣, 한길사, pp. 134-5.

     조선인이 자치능력이 없기 때문에 실시한다는 신탁통치는 과거 수천 년간 자치정부를 가져온 조선인에게는 모욕적인 것이었다.

     Joseonin-i jachineungnyeog-i eopgi ttaemune silsihanda-neun sintaktongchi-neun gwageo sucheon nyeon'gan jachijeongbu-reul gajeoon joseonin-ege-neun moyokjeog-in geos-ieotda.

     The imposition of a trusteeship on account of Koreans' lack of autonomous capability was offensive to Koreans who had obtained self-government thousands of years in the past.

   Synonym: 탁치(託治) (takchi)