의의

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 意義 (“meaning, significance, importance”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈɰi(ː)i]
    • Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)의/의(ː)이]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?uiui
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?uiui
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭiŭi
    Yale Romanization?ūy.uy

    Noun

    의의 • (uiui) (hanja 意義)

    1. meaning, significance, importance
      그 사건은 중요한 역사적 의의가 있다.
      Geu sageon-eun jung'yohan yeoksajeok uiui-ga itda.
      That incident has great historical significance.
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