로동교양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 勞動敎養.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾo̞do̞ŋɡjoja̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?rodonggyoyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lodonggyoyang
McCune–Reischauer?rodonggyoyang
Yale Romanization?lotongkyo.yang
South Korean
Standard Language
노동교양(勞動敎養) (nodonggyoyang)
North Korean
Standard Language
로동교양(勞動敎養) (rodonggyoyang)

Noun

로동교양 • (rodonggyoyang) (hanja 勞動敎養)

  1. (North Korea) laojiao (Chinese historical penal system)
  2. (North Korea) the similarly borrowed penal system currently used in North Korea