백의민족

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 백의(白衣) (baegui, white clothes) + 민족(民族) (minjok, people; nation). Cognate with Chinese 白衣民族 (Báiyī Mínzú).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛɡɰimiɲd͡ʑo̞k̚] ~ [pɛɡimiɲd͡ʑo̞k̚] ~ [pe̞ɡɰimiɲd͡ʑo̞k̚] ~ [pe̞ɡimiɲd͡ʑo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [///]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baeguiminjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeg'uiminjog
McCune–Reischauer?paegŭiminjok
Yale Romanization?payk.uymin.cok

Noun

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백의민족 (baeguiminjok) (hanja 白衣民族)

  1. "the white-clad people" (i.e. the Koreans)