좌파

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左派.

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?jwapa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwapa
McCune–Reischauer?chwap'a
Yale Romanization?cwā.pha

Noun

좌파 (jwapa) (hanja 左派)

  1. (politics) left wing; the left
    Antonym: 우파(右派) (upa)
    중도좌파jungdojwapaleft-of-centre

Derived terms