영도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 零度.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [영도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	yengto

Noun

영도 • (yeongdo) (hanja 零度)

1. zero degrees

Derived terms

• 절대 영도(絕對零度) (jeoldae yeongdo)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 領導.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋdo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [영도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongdo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngdo
Yale Romanization?	yengto

Noun

영도 • (yeongdo) (hanja 領導)

South Korean Standard Language	영도(領導) (yeongdo)
North Korean Standard Language	령도(領導) (ryeongdo)

1. leadership
   • 1968, “红太阳照边疆”, 한윤호(韩允浩) (lyrics)‎^[1]:

     모주석(공산당)의 령도아래 승리 향해 나아가네

     Mo-juseok(Gongsandang)-ui ryeongdo-arae seungni hyanghae naagane

     Under the leadership of Chairman Mao / the Communist Party, we head towards victory