제2열도선

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 第二列島線, from 第二 (second) + 列島 (archipelago; chain of islands) + (line)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕe̞(ː)]2[ˈjɘ(ː)ɭdo̞sʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)2(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?je2yeoldoseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?je2yeoldoseon
    McCune–Reischauer?che2yŏldosŏn
    Yale Romanization?cēy2yēltosen

    Proper noun

    제이열도선 • (Jeiyeoldoseon) (hanja 第二列島線)

    1. (geopolitics) the second island chain