사회적 거리두기

Korean

Etymology

From 사회적(社會的) (sahoejeok, “social”) +‎ 거리(距離) (geori, “distance”) +‎ 두기 (dugi, “placing”). Calque of English social distancing.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠βwe̞d͡ʑʌ̹k̚ kɘ(ː)ɾiduɡi] ~ [sʰa̠ɦø̞d͡ʑʌ̹k̚ kɘ(ː)ɾiduɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사훼적 거(ː)리두기/사회적 거(ː)리두기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahoejeok georidugi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahoejeog geolidugi
McCune–Reischauer?	sahoejŏk kŏridugi
Yale Romanization?	sahoycek kēlitwuki

Noun

사회적 거리두기 • (sahoejeok georidugi)

1. (epidemiology) social distancing