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Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 理 (“reason; logic”).
Pronunciation 1
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ri |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | li |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ri |
| Yale Romanization? | li |
Dependent noun
[edit]- (usually in the negative or the interrogative) way, reason, sense
- 그럴 리가 없다. ― Geureol ri-ga eopda. ― That can't be true.
- 주인공이 죽을 리가 있겠냐? ― Ju'in'gong-i jugeul ri-ga itgennya? ― How does it make sense for the main character to die?
- 1908, 이인직 [iinjik], 雉岳山, volume I, page 32:
Pronunciation 2
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾi(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [리(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ri |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | li |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ri |
| Yale Romanization? | lī |
Noun
[edit]| South Korean Standard Language |
이/리(理) (i/ri) |
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| North Korean Standard Language |
리(理) (ri) |
- (East Asian philosophy, especially Confucianism) li, the underlying ordering principle of the cosmos
- Coordinate term: 기(氣) (gi, vital force engendering the cosmos)
Usage notes
[edit]- In the case of this specific word, the 리 (ri) pronunciation is common even in South Korea. The reason may be to avoid homophony with other Chinese characters, given the context of East Asian philosophy where single-character Chinese terms are common.
Derived terms
[edit]- See the hanja entry at 理 for Sino-Korean compounds of 리 (理, ri).
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 里 (“village; unit of distance”).
Noun
[edit]| South Korean Standard Language |
이/리(里) (i/ri) |
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| North Korean Standard Language |
리(里) (ri) |
- (government) village; a Korean administrative division covering a small settlement and its surrounding hinterland.
Usage notes
[edit]- 이(里) (i) is the prescriptive form in the South Korean standard, but 리(里) (ri) is more common.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (Administrative divisions of South Korea) 리(里) (ri), 동(洞) (dong), 면(面) (myeon), 읍(邑) (eup), 구(區) (gu), 군(郡) (gun), 시(市) (si), 도(道) (do)
Counter
[edit]- li; East Asian unit of distance (traditionally around 393 meters in Korea)
Derived terms
[edit]- See the hanja entry at 里 for Sino-Korean compounds of 리 (里, ri).
Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 李, Middle Korean reading 리〯 (Lǐ) and 니〯 (Nǐ).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾi(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [리(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | Ri |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Li |
| McCune–Reischauer? | Ri |
| Yale Romanization? | lī |
Proper noun
[edit]| South Korean Standard Language |
이(李) (I) |
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| North Korean Standard Language |
리(李) (Ri) |
- North Korea standard form of 이(李) (I, “Lee”, the second most common Korean surname).
Usage notes
[edit]- Most South Koreans romanize it as "Lee", but in North Korea the common romanization is "Ri".
Etymology 4
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 裏/裡 (“inside”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ri |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | li |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ri |
| Yale Romanization? | li |
Suffix
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- See the hanja entry at 裏 for Sino-Korean compounds of 리 (裏, ri).
Etymology 5
[edit]Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, when preceded by another character in a compound. When used as the first character of a compound or in isolation, they are pronounced as 이 (i).
Following a language reform in the mid-twentieth century, North Koreans always read them as 리 (ri) in any position, but this was not standard before the division of Korea.
Syllable
[edit]리 (ri)
More information
- (South Korea) 里: town
- (South Korea) 理: rule
- (South Korea) 利: benefit
- (South Korea) 梨: pear tree
- (South Korea) 李: plum tree
- (South Korea) 吏: petty official
- (South Korea) 離: leave
- (South Korea) 裏: inside
- (South Korea) 履: trample, step on
- (South Korea) 俚: vulgar
- (South Korea) 莉: jasmine
- (South Korea) 璃: glass
- (South Korea) 俐: clever
- (South Korea) 唎: thin voice
- (South Korea) 浬: nautical mile
- (South Korea) 狸: wild cat
- (South Korea) 痢: diarrhea
- (South Korea) 籬: fence
- (South Korea) 罹: fall ill, get sick
- (South Korea) 羸: ashen
- (South Korea) 釐: ruling
- (South Korea) 鯉: carp
- (South Korea) 涖: reach
- (South Korea) 𢻠: upright
- (South Korea) 犂: plow
- (South Korea) 摛: spread
- (South Korea) 剺: peel
- (South Korea) 哩: a particle
- (South Korea) 嫠: widow
- (South Korea) 莅: reach
- (South Korea) 蜊: clam
- (South Korea) 螭: hornless dragon
- (South Korea) 貍: lynx
- (South Korea) 邐: connect
- (South Korea) 魑: goblin
- (South Korea) 黐: flypaper
- (South Korea) 漓: to permeate
- (South Korea) 裡: Alternative form of 裏
- (South Korea) 离: Alternative form of 離
- (South Korea) 悧: Alternative form of 俐
- (South Korea) 厘: Alternative form of 釐
- (South Korea) 犁: Alternative form of 犂
References
[edit]- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 14. [1]
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]
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