정체

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 正體.

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?jeongche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongche
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngch'e
Yale Romanization?cēngchey

Noun

정체 (jeongche) (hanja 正體)

  1. identity; true nature
  2. (one's) true colour; true character
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 停滯.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongche
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngch'e
Yale Romanization?cengchey

Noun

정체 (jeongche) (hanja 停滯)

  1. stagnation
  2. traffic jam
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 政體.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongche
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngch'e
Yale Romanization?cengchey

Noun

정체 (jeongche) (hanja 政體)

  1. government system; form of government