구제

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 救濟 (“to provide emergency relief to”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)d͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)제]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guje
McCune–Reischauer?	kuje
Yale Romanization?	kwūcey

Noun

구제 • (guje) (hanja 救濟)

1. help, relief, aid, salvation, rescue, succour, deliverance, redemption

   집단 치료 학습이 그를 구제했다.

   Jipdan chiryo hakseub-i geu-reul gujehaetda.

   Group therapy classes have been his salvation.

Derived terms

• 구제(救濟)하다 (gujehada, “to help, aid, relieve”)
• 구제금융(救濟金融) (gujegeumyung, “relief loan”)
• 구제기금(救濟基金) (gujegigeum, “a relief fund”)
• 구제융자(救濟融資) (gujeyungja, “a relief loan”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 驅除 (“to drive out, get rid of, eliminate”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kud͡ʑe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [구제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guje
McCune–Reischauer?	kuje
Yale Romanization?	kwucey

Noun

구제 • (guje) (hanja 驅除)

1. extermination (of pests)

   쥐를 구제하다 ― jwi-reul guje-hada ― to exterminate rats

Derived terms

• 구제(驅除)되다 (gujedoeda, “to be exterminated, destroyed, eliminated”)
• 구제(驅除)하다 (gujehada, “to exterminate, destroy, eliminate”)