연좌제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 連坐制. Sino-Korean word from 連坐 + 制.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ɲd͡ʑwa̠d͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [연좌제]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonjwaje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonjwaje
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnjwaje
Yale Romanization?yen.cwacey

Noun

연좌제 • (yeonjwaje) (hanja 連坐制)

South Korean
Standard Language 		연좌제(連坐制) (yeonjwaje)
North Korean
Standard Language 		련좌제(連坐制) (ryeonjwaje)
  1. the "association system"; the practice of collective punishment in North Korea where three to eight generations of a political offender's family can be imprisoned or executed.
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