집행

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 執行.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕipʰɛŋ] ~ [t͡ɕipʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jiphaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jibhaeng
McCune–Reischauer?chiphaeng
Yale Romanization?cip.hayng

Noun

집행 • (jiphaeng) (hanja 執行)

  1. execution, implementation, carrying out
    Synonyms: 실행(實行) (silhaeng), 시행(施行) (sihaeng)
  2. (law) enforcement, compulsion
    Synonym: 단속(團束) (dansok)

Derived terms

  • 집행위원(執行委員) (jiphaeng'wiwon)
  • 집행유예(執行猶豫) (jiphaeng'yuye)
  • 집행하다 (jiphaenghada)