전후

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 戰後.

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
Revised Romanization?jeonhu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonhu
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnhu
Yale Romanization?cēn.hwu

Noun

전후 (jeonhu) (hanja 戰後)

  1. after a war
    Antonym: 전전(戰前) (jeonjeon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前後.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonhu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonhu
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnhu
Yale Romanization?cen.hwu

Noun

전후 (jeonhu) (hanja 前後)

  1. front and behind
    Synonym: 앞뒤 (apdwi)
  2. right before and after