의거

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɰi(ː)ɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)거]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Uigeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Uigeo
McCune–Reischauer?	Ŭigŏ
Yale Romanization?	ūyke

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 依據.

Noun

의거 • (uigeo) (hanja 依據)

1. basis; proof; reason

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 義擧.

Noun

의거 • (uigeo) (hanja 義擧)

1. heroic deed; patriotic deed

   4·19 의거

   4·19 uigeo

   the April Revolution (lit. patriotic deed of April 19th)