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이유

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul ) IPA (key): [ˈi(ː)ju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)유]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization? iyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? iyu
McCune–Reischauer? iyu
Yale Romanization? ī.yu

Etymology 1

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    Sino-Korean word from 理由 .

    Noun

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    South Korean
    Standard Language         		이유(理由) (iyu)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		리유(理由) (riyu)

    이유 • (iyu) (hanja 理由 )

    1. reason; cause
      이유 여하 를 묻 지 않다 ― iyu yeoha-reul mut-ji anta ― without getting into the whys and wherefores of the reasons

    Etymology 2

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      Sino-Korean word from 離乳 .

      Noun

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      South Korean
      Standard Language             		이유(離乳) (iyu)
      North Korean
      Standard Language             		리유(離乳) (riyu)

      이유 • (iyu) (hanja 離乳 )

      1. weaning
      Derived terms
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