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좽이

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Korean

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 罺網 / 罺网 (cháowǎng) with nominal suffix (-i) attached.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwɛ(ː)ŋi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕwe̞(ː)ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?chwaengi
Yale Romanization?cwāyngi

Noun

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좽이 (jwaeng'i)

  1. A net used to catch fish