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  • lmfamao@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world•In North Korea, your phone secretly takes screenshots every 5 minutes for government surveillanceEnglish
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    27 days ago

    It’s literally propaganda. For some reason I subjected myself to watching the BBC video that the article referenced and screenshotting the Korean text that the BBC video purports is autocorrecting terms in real time. Below are the findings

    The only (half) correct claims they make are the “South Korea” and “comrade” translations, but they could just have set the autocorrect in the phone’s settings for each and every word in this video, before making it lmfao

    Completely baseless claims and frankly pathetic attempt. Crazy how this shit spreads like wildfire

    
Based on the provided files, here's the translation analysis: 

1.  **IMG_0283.png:**
 South Korea
남한 | 1  

### Translation Analysis:
1. **Korean Text**: `남한` (pronounced "Nam-han")  
   - **Literal Translation**:  
     - `남` = "South"  
     - `한` = Short for "한국" (Hanguk), meaning "Korea"  
   - **Correct Translation**: **"South Korea"**  

2. **English Caption**:  
   The English text `South Korea` **perfectly matches** the Korean term `남한`.  

3. **Additional Note**:  
   The `| 1` appears to be a separator and numerical indicator (e.g., a menu/item number), **not part of the translation**.  

### Conclusion:  
✅ **Yes, the English translation is 100% correct.**  
- `남한` is the standard Korean term for "South Korea" (contrasted with `북한` for "North Korea").  

### Extra Context:  
- While `대한민국` (Daehan Minguk) is the formal/official name ("Republic of Korea"), `남한` is the universally used shorthand in daily language and media.

2.  **IMG_0282.png:**
    *   Korean Word: **동지** (dong-ji) - Found in the `[file content begin]` section near the bottom ("Comrade / 동지").
    *   English Caption: **Comrade**
    *   Caption Correct? **Yes**. "동지" (dong-ji) directly translates to "Comrade". It's a term often used in socialist/communist contexts or historically in leftist movements in Korea.

3.  **IMG_0281.png:**
    *   Korean Word: **동지** (dong-ji) - Found under "Comrade".
    *   English Caption: **Comrade**
    *   Caption Correct? **Yes**. (Same translation as above).

4.  ** Based on the content in **IMG_0284.jpeg**:  

Puppet state
+  
과뢰지역  

### Translation Analysis:  
1. **Korean Text**: `과뢰지역`  
   - This appears to be a **misspelling** of the correct term `괴뢰 지역` (goe-roe ji-yeok).  
   - `괴뢰` = "puppet" (referring to a politically controlled entity)  
   - `지역` = "region" or "area"  
   - **Correct Translation**: **"Puppet region"** or **"Puppet state"** (contextually equivalent).  

2. **English Caption**:  
   `Puppet state` is **semantically correct** but not a literal translation.  
   - The Korean term specifies "region" (`지역`), not "state" (`국가`).  

3. **Accuracy Assessment**:  
   - ⚠️ **Conceptually Similar**: The core meaning ("puppet regime/entity") is somewhat conveyed.  
   - ⚠️ **Terminology Nuance**:  
     - A stricter translation would be "puppet region" (less common in English).  

### Conclusion:  
**The English caption is functionally correct** for real-world usage, though it slightly generalizes the Korean term. The minor spelling error (`과뢰` → `괴뢰`) doesn’t affect the meaning.  

### Additional Notes:  
- The correct Korean spelling is **`괴뢰`**, not `과뢰` (likely a typo).  
- In historical/political contexts (e.g., Korean War), "괴뢰 정권" (puppet regime) or "괴뢰 국가" (puppet state) are commonly used.

**Summary of Korean Words & Translations:**

*   The *only* Korean word appearing in the provided files is **동지** (dong-ji).
*   Its English caption, **Comrade**, is **correct**.