양원제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 兩院制, from (two) + (houses) + (system).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ŋwʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yang'wonje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang'wonje
McCune–Reischauer?yangwŏnje
Yale Romanization?yāngwen.cey

Noun

양원제 • (yang'wonje) (hanja 兩院制)

  1. (politics) bicameralism