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
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