로동교화형

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 勞動敎化刑, from 勞動 (“labour”) + 敎化 (“reeducation”) + 刑 (“sentence; penalty”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾo̞do̞ŋɡjoβwa̠ʝʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [로동교화형]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?rodonggyohwahyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?lodonggyohwahyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?rodonggyohwahyŏng
    Yale Romanization?lotongkyohwahyeng

    Noun

    로동교화형 • (rodonggyohwahyeong) (hanja 勞動敎化刑)

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		징역(懲役) (jing'yeok)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		로동교화형(勞動敎化刑) (rodonggyohwahyeong)
    1. (North Korea) imprisonment; (specifically) imprisonment for serious crimes with political rights deprived
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