삼청교육대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三清 + 教育 (“education”) + 隊 (“unit”). Samchung may be a reference to Samcheong-dong, where Chun Doo-hwan's Special Committee for National Security Measures (국가보위비상대책위원회 (gukga bowi bisang daechaek wiwonhoe)) was established.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡjojuk̚t͈ɛ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)mt͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɡjojuk̚t͈e̞]
Phonetic hangul: [삼(ː)청교육때/삼(ː)청교육떼]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	samcheonggyoyukdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	samcheonggyoyugdae
McCune–Reischauer^?	samch'ŏnggyoyuktae
Yale Romanization^?	sāmchengkyo.yuktay

Proper noun

삼청교육대 • (Samcheonggyoyukdae) (hanja 三清教育隊)

(historical) the Samchung re-education camp; a concentration camp established by military dictator Chun Doo-hwan that detained anti-government activists and alleged gangsters.