의의

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈɰi(ː)i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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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.