How do you pronounce 민주주의의 의의?

민주주의 means democracy. The 의 immediately following 민주주의 is the Korean possessive marker, which translates as of. And the final 의의 means significance. Therefore, the Korean phrase 민주주의의 의의 translates as the significance of democracy. But how do you pronounce the Korean phrase?

When 의 is the first syllable of a word, it is pronounced as the diphthong 의, which is pronounced with the sound 으 quickly blending into the sound 이. When 의 is the last syllable of a word, it is pronounced /이/, so the Korean word for democracy (민주주의) is pronounced /민주주이/, and the Korean word for significance (의의) is pronounced /의이/. As for the possessive marker 의, it is pronounced /에/. Therefore, the Korean phrase 민주주의의 의의 is pronounced as follows:

/민주주이에 의이/