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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 戰爭 (“war”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | jeonjaeng |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeonjaeng |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnjaeng |
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| Yale Romanization? | cēn.cayng |
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Noun
전쟁 • (jeonjaeng) (hanja 戰爭)
- war
이 전쟁을 끝내러 왔다.- i jeonjaeng-eul kkeunnaereo watda.
- I came to end this war.
Alternative forms