구제

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 救濟 (“to provide emergency relief to”).

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?guje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?guje
McCune–Reischauer?kuje
Yale Romanization?kwūcey

Noun

구제 • (guje) (hanja 救濟)

  1. help, relief, aid, salvation, rescue, succour, deliverance, redemption
    집단 치료 학습이 그를 구제했다.
    Jipdan chiryo hakseub-i geu-reul gujehaetda.
    Group therapy classes have been his salvation.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 驅除 (“to drive out, get rid of, eliminate”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?guje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?guje
McCune–Reischauer?kuje
Yale Romanization?kwucey

Noun

구제 • (guje) (hanja 驅除)

  1. extermination (of pests)
    쥐를 구제하다 ― jwi-reul guje-hada ― to exterminate rats
Derived terms
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