제도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 諸島

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [제도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jedo
McCune–Reischauer?	chedo
Yale Romanization?	ceyto

Noun

제도 • (jedo) (hanja 諸島)

1. archipelago

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 制度

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jedo
McCune–Reischauer?	chedo
Yale Romanization?	cēyto

Noun

제도 • (jedo) (hanja 制度)

1. system

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 製圖

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [제도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jedo
McCune–Reischauer?	chedo
Yale Romanization?	ceyto

Noun

제도 • (jedo) (hanja 製圖)

1. draftsmanship; drawing; sketching
2. mapmaking; cartography