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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 事大主義, from 事大 (“serve the greater ”) + 主義 (“-ism”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~ ~ ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | sadaejuui |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sadaejuui |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sadaejuŭi |
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| Yale Romanization? | sātaycwuuy |
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Noun
사대주의 • (sadaejuui) (hanja 事大主義)
- (historical) Koreans' historical reverence of the Chinese empire, in which China was honored as the most civilized country on earth and the source of Korea's political legitimacy
- (derogatory) a subservient, self-disparaging, or self-negating attitude towards one's own country, culture, or society (especially by a Korean) in favor of a more powerful or dominant one
- 미국 문화에 대한 사대주의를 버려야 합니다. ― Miguk munhwa-e daehan sadaejuui-reul beoryeoya hamnida. ― We must abandon our self-disparaging attitude towards American culture.
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