채식주의

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 菜食主義 (vegetarianism) via Japanese

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰɛ(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈ui] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈uɰi] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰe̞(ː)ɕʰik̚t͡ɕ͈ui]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chaesikjuui
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chaesigjuui
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'aesikchuŭi
    Yale Romanization?chāysikcwuuy

    Noun

    채식주의 • (chaesikjuui) (hanja 菜食主義)

    1. vegetarianism