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Korean
- 리익 (riik) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 利益, from 利 (“benefit”) + 益 (“adding”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | iik |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | iig |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | iik |
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| Yale Romanization? | īik |
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Noun
이익 • (iik) (hanja 利益)
- profit