괴뢰

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwe̞(ː)ɾwe̞] ~ [ˈkø̞(ː)ɾø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [궤(ː)뤠/괴(ː)뢰]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
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

• 꼭두각시 (kkokdugaksi)