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적십자

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 赤十字, from (red) + 十字 (cross).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)kɕ͈ip̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Jeoksipja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeogsibja
McCune–Reischauer?Chŏksipcha
Yale Romanization?cēk.sipca

Noun

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적십자 (jeoksipja) (hanja 赤十字)

  1. Red Cross (organization and symbol)