Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 帝國主義, from 帝國 (empire) + 主義 (-ism)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈uɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡuk̚t͡ɕ͈ui]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jegukjuui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jegugjuui
McCune–Reischauer?chegukchuŭi
Yale Romanization?cēykwukcwuuy

Noun

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제국주의 (jegukjuui) (hanja 帝國主義)

  1. imperialism