구제

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 救濟 (“to provide emergency relief to”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)d͡ʑe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)제]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?guje
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?guje
    McCune–Reischauer?kuje
    Yale Romanization?kwūcey

    Noun

    구제 • (guje) (hanja 救濟)

    1. help, relief, aid, salvation, rescue, succour, deliverance, redemption
      집단 치료 학습이 그를 구제했다.
      Jipdan chiryo hakseub-i geu-reul gujehaetda.
      Group therapy classes have been his salvation.
    Derived terms
    • 구제(救濟)하다 (gujehada, “to help, aid, relieve”)
    • 구제금융(救濟金融) (gujegeumyung, “relief loan”)
    • 구제기금(救濟基金) (gujegigeum, “a relief fund”)
    • 구제융자(救濟融資) (gujeyungja, “a relief loan”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 驅除 (“to drive out, get rid of, eliminate”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?guje
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?guje
      McCune–Reischauer?kuje
      Yale Romanization?kwucey

      Noun

      구제 • (guje) (hanja 驅除)

      1. extermination (of pests)
        쥐를 구제하다 ― jwi-reul guje-hada ― to exterminate rats
      Derived terms
      • 구제(驅除)되다 (gujedoeda, “to be exterminated, destroyed, eliminated”)
      • 구제(驅除)하다 (gujehada, “to exterminate, destroy, eliminate”)
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