경계

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 境界.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ŋɡje̞] ~ [kjʌ̹ŋɡe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [경계/경게]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeonggye
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggye
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggye
    Yale Romanization?kyengkyey

    Noun

    경계 • (gyeonggye) (hanja 境界)

    1. boundary
    Derived terms
    • 경계선(境界線) (gyeonggyeseon)
    • 경계주(境界州) (gyeonggyeju)
    • 경계표(境界標) (gyeonggyepyo)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 警戒.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɡje̞] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋɡe̞]
      • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)계/경(ː)게]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?gyeonggye
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeonggye
      McCune–Reischauer?kyŏnggye
      Yale Romanization?kyēngkyey

      Noun

      Derived verbs
      Active 경계하다

      경계 • (gyeonggye) (hanja 警戒)

      1. caution
      2. guard; lookout
      Derived terms
      • 경계망(警戒網) (gyeonggyemang)
      • 경계병(警戒兵) (gyeonggyebyeong)
      • 경계선(警戒線) (gyeonggyeseon)
      • 경계심(警戒心) (gyeonggyesim)
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