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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 以前, from 以 (“from”) + 前 (“before”)
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? | ijeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ijeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ijŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | īcen |
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Noun
이전 • (ijeon) (hanja 以前)
- the time before now; heretofore
그들은 이전에 눈 속에 놓아둔 측정 장비 몇 점을 찾고 있었다.- geudeureun ijeone nun soge noadun cheukjeong jangbi myeot jeomeul chatgo isseotda.
- They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.