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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bundan |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bundan |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pundan |
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| Yale Romanization? | puntan |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 分斷, from 分 (“to divide”) + 斷 (“to cut”)
Noun
분단 • (bundan) (hanja 分斷)
- division; partition
한국은 세계 유일의 분단 국가이다.- han'gugeun segye yuirui bundan gukgaida.
- Korea is the only divided country in the world.
Derived terms
See also
- 분열 (分裂, bunyeol, “division, split”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 分段, from 分 (“to divide”) + 段 (“segment; section”)
Noun
분단 • (bundan) (hanja 分段)
- segmentation
- paragraph break
Derived terms