권력 투쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 권력(權力) (gwollyeok) + 투쟁(鬪爭) (tujaeng).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɘ(ː)ʎʎʌ̹k̚ tʰud͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈkwɘ(ː)ʎʎʌ̹k̚ tʰud͡ʑe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) /(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwollyeok tujaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwonlyeog tujaeng
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏllyŏk t'ujaeng
Yale Romanization?kwēnlyek thwucayng

Noun

권력 투쟁 • (gwollyeok tujaeng) (hanja 權力鬪爭)

  1. power struggle (a fight to gain dominance)