의거

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Korean

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?Uigeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Uigeo
McCune–Reischauer?Ŭigŏ
Yale Romanization?ūyke

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 依據.

Noun

의거 (uigeo) (hanja 依據)

  1. basis; proof; reason

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 義擧.

Noun

의거 (uigeo) (hanja 義擧)

  1. heroic deed; patriotic deed
    4·19 의거
    4·19 uigeo
    the April Revolution (lit. patriotic deed of April 19th)