태극기

Korean

태극기

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太極旗, from 太極 (“taegeuk”) + 旗 (“flag”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɡɯk̚k͈i] ~ [tʰe̞ɡɯk̚k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [태극끼/테극끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Taegeukgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Taegeuggi
McCune–Reischauer?	T'aegŭkki
Yale Romanization?	thaykuk.ki

Proper noun

태극기 • (Taegeukgi) (hanja 太極旗)

1. Taegeukgi, the official flag of South Korea

   태극기가 펄럭이다. ― Taegeukgi-ga peolleogida. ― The Taegeukgi flutters.

   태극기는 국기 게양일마다 게양 위치가 다르다.

   Taegeukgi-neun gukgi geyang'il-mada geyang wichi-ga dareuda.

   The Taegeukgi has different hoisting positions for each flag hoisting day.

   사람들이 손에 태극기를 쥐며 "대한독립만세!"를 외치다.

   Saram-deur-i son-e Taegeukgi-reul jwimyeo Daehandongnimmanse!-Reul oechida.

   People hold the Taegeukgi in their hands and shout for "Long Live Korean Independence!".