우민 정책

Korean

Etymology

From 우민 (愚民, umin, “ignorant people”) + 정책 (政策, jeongchaek, “policy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [umin t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰɛk̚] ~ [umin t͡ɕʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [우민 정책/우민 정첵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	umin jeongchaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	umin jeongchaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	umin chŏngch'aek
Yale Romanization?	wumin cengchayk

Noun

우민 정책 • (umin jeongchaek) (hanja 愚民政策)

1. policy with the aim of keeping the people ignorant; obscurantism

Synonyms

• 우민화 정책 (愚民化政策, uminhwa jeongchaek, “obscurantism”) (more common)

See also

• 몽매주의 (蒙昧主義, mongmaejuui, “obscurantism”)