경위

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 警衛.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɥi] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)위]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeong'wi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeong'wi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngwi
Yale Romanization?kyēngwi

Noun

경위 • (gyeong'wi) (hanja 警衛)

  1. (police) inspector

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 經緯.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋɥi] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [경위]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeong'wi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeong'wi
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngwi
Yale Romanization?kyengwi

Noun

경위 • (gyeong'wi) (hanja 經緯)

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