제1열도선

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 第一列島線, from 第一 (“first”) + 列島 (“archipelago; chain of islands”) + 線 (“line”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕe̞(ː)]1[ˈjɘ(ː)ɭdo̞sʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)1열(ː)도선]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?je1yeoldoseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?je1yeoldoseon
McCune–Reischauer?che1yŏldosŏn
Yale Romanization?cēy1yēltosen

Proper noun

제일열도선 • (Jeiryeoldoseon) (hanja 第一列島線)

  1. (geopolitics) the first island chain
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