괴뢰

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 傀儡, from (puppet) + (puppet)

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?goeroe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?goeloe
McCune–Reischauer?koeroe
Yale Romanization?kōyloy

Noun

괴뢰 (goeroe) (hanja 傀儡)

  1. puppet; marionette
  2. (North Korea, politics) A puppet regime; especially used in North Korea to refer to South Korea.

Synonyms

See also

  • 북괴 (bukgoe) (South Korean term towards North Korea)