Korean

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Etymology

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From 자동 (自動, jadong, “automatic”) + 계단 (階段, gyedan, “stairs”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠do̞ŋɡje̞da̠n] ~ [t͡ɕa̠do̞ŋɡe̞da̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jadonggyedan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jadonggyedan
McCune–Reischauer?chadonggyedan
Yale Romanization?catongkyeytan

Noun

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자동계단 (jadonggyedan) (hanja 自動階段)

  1. (North Korea) escalator

Synonyms

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