구제

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 救濟 (“to provide emergency relief to”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)d͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)제]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?guje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?guje
McCune–Reischauer?kuje
Yale Romanization?kwūcey

Noun

구제 • (guje) (hanja 救濟)

  1. help, relief, aid, salvation, rescue, succour, deliverance, redemption
    집단 치료 학습이 그를 구제했다.
    Jipdan chiryo hakseub-i geu-reul gujehaetda.
    Group therapy classes have been his salvation.
Derived terms
  • 구제융자(救濟融資) (gujeyungja, “a relief loan”)
  • 구제금융(救濟金融) (gujegeumyung, “relief loan”)
  • 구제기금(救濟基金) (gujegigeum, “a relief fund”)
  • 구제(救濟)하다 (gujehada, “to help, aid, relieve”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 驅除 (“to drive out, get rid of, eliminate”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?guje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?guje
McCune–Reischauer?kuje
Yale Romanization?kwucey

Noun

구제 • (guje) (hanja 驅除)

  1. extermination (of pests)
    쥐를 구제하다 ― jwi-reul guje-hada ― to exterminate rats
Derived terms
  • 구제(驅除)하다 (gujehada, “to exterminate, destroy, eliminate”)
  • 구제(驅除)되다 (gujedoeda, “to be exterminated, destroyed, eliminated”)
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