Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 進壘.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)ɭɭu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jillu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinlu
McCune–Reischauer?chillu
Yale Romanization?cīnlwu

Noun

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진루 (jillu) (hanja 進壘)

  1. (baseball) advancement to the next base

Derived terms

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