채식주의

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 菜食主義 (“vegetarianism”) via Japanese

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈ui] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈ui]
• Phonetic hangul: [채(ː)식쭈의/채(ː)식쭈이/체(ː)식쭈의/체(ː)식쭈이]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chaesikjuui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaesigjuui
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'aesikchuŭi
Yale Romanization?	chāysikcwuuy

Noun

채식주의 • (chaesikjuui) (hanja 菜食主義)

1. vegetarianism