경계

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 境界.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggye
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggye
Yale Romanization?kyengkyey

Noun

경계 (gyeonggye) (hanja 境界)

  1. boundary
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 警戒.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeonggye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggye
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggye
Yale Romanization?kyēngkyey

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 경계하다

경계 (gyeonggye) (hanja 警戒)

  1. caution
  2. guard; lookout
Derived terms