적십자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 赤十字, from 赤 (“red”) + 十字 (“cross”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)kɕ͈ip̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [적(ː)씹짜]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Jeoksipja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jeogsibja
    McCune–Reischauer?Chŏksipcha
    Yale Romanization?cēk.sipca

    Noun

    적십자 • (jeoksipja) (hanja 赤十字)

    1. Red Cross (organization and symbol)
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