전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戰爭 (“war”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)쟁/전(ː)젱]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?cēn.cayng

Noun

전쟁 • (jeonjaeng) (hanja 戰爭)

  1. war
    이 전쟁을 끝내러 왔다.
    i jeonjaeng-eul kkeunnaereo watda.
    I came to end this war.

Alternative forms

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