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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 徐行, from 徐 (“slow”) + 行 (“move”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | seohaeng |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seohaeng |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏhaeng |
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| Yale Romanization? | sēhayng |
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Noun
서행 • (seohaeng) (hanja 徐行)
- (of a vehicle) slow moving
다행히 승용차는 서행하고 있었기에 큰 사고는 없었다.- dahaenghi seung'yongcha-neun seohaenghago isseotgi-e keun sago-neun eopseotda.
- Because the car was thankfully moving slowly, there was no major accident.
홍수로 인해 지하철까지 서행에 들어가다.- hongsu-ro inhae jihacheol-kkaji seohaeng-e deureogada.
- Even the subway train was moving slowly due to the flood.
학교 앞에서는 자전거도 서행이 필수다.- hakgyo ap-eseo-neun jajeon'geo-do seohaeng-i pilsu-da.
- In front of a school, moving slowly is essential even for bicycles.
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