Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 進級.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɡɯp̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jin'geup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jingeub
McCune–Reischauer?chin'gŭp
Yale Romanization?cīnkup

Noun

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진급 (jin'geup) (hanja 進級)

  1. promotion