교의

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 敎義.

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?gyoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyoui
McCune–Reischauer?kyoŭi
Yale Romanization?kyōuy

Noun

교의 • (gyoui) (hanja 敎義)

  1. doctrine, dogma, creed

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 交椅.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyoui
McCune–Reischauer?kyoŭi
Yale Romanization?kyouy

Noun

교의 • (gyoui) (hanja 交椅)

  1. (dated or archaic) a chair (in general)
    Synonym: 의자(椅子) (uija)
  2. (Confucianism) a ceremonial chair on which the spirit tablet is placed during ancestor commemoration
Usage notes

This word was the traditional Korean word for "chair" but was displaced by modern 의자(椅子) (uija), a loanword from Japanese, during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1910—1945).

References

  • 김재용 (Kim Jae-yong) (2015) “'일본식 한자어'의 정체 일본 제국하 조선인 문인들의 위기의식을 중심으로 [ilbonsik hanja'eo ui jeongche - ilbon jegukha joseonin munindeurui wigiuisigeul jungsimeuro -]”, in Saegugeo saenghwal, volume 25, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, pages 146—153
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