적십자사
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 赤十字社, from 赤十字 (“Red Cross”) + 社 (“society”).
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? | Jeoksipjasa |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Jeogsibjasa |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Chŏksipchasa |
| Yale Romanization? | cēk.sipcasa |
Noun
적십자사 • (jeoksipjasa) (hanja 赤十字社)
- Red Cross (the organization itself)