보도연맹
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Korean
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Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 保 (“protection”) + 導 (“guide”) + 聯盟 (“federation; association”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)do̞jʌ̹nmɛŋ] ~ [ˈpo̞(ː)do̞jʌ̹nme̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)도연맹/보(ː)도연멩]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Bodoyeonmaeng |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Bodoyeonmaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Podoyŏnmaeng |
| Yale Romanization? | pōto.yenmayng |
Proper noun
[edit]보도연맹 • (Bodoyeonmaeng) (hanja 保導聯盟)
- (historical) Short for 국민보도연맹 (gungminbodoyeonmaeng, “National Bodo League”); an organization before the Korean War aiming for the reeducation of supposed communists. It's members are subject to indiscriminate massacre regardless whether they held communist belief.