괴뢰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 傀儡, from 傀 (“puppet”) + 儡 (“puppet”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈkwe̞ːɾwe̞] ~ [ˈkø̞ːɾø̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[궤:뤠/괴:뢰]
Revised Romanization? goeroe
Revised Romanization (translit.)? goeloe
McCune–Reischauer? koeroe
Yale Romanization? kōyloy

Noun

괴뢰 • (goeroe) (hanja 傀儡)

  1. puppet; marionette
  2. (North Korea, politics) A puppet regime; used in North Korea to refer to South Korea.

Synonyms
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