전선

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 戰線.

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?jeonseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonseon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsŏn
Yale Romanization?cēnsen

Noun

전선 • (jeonseon) (hanja 戰線)

  1. (military) battlefront
  2. (politics) front; alignment

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 前線.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonseon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsŏn
Yale Romanization?censen

Noun

전선 • (jeonseon) (hanja 前線)

  1. (military, also figuratively) front line
  2. (meteorology) weather front
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 電線.

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?jeonseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonseon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsŏn
Yale Romanization?cēnsen

Noun

전선 • (jeonseon) (hanja 電線)

  1. electrical wire
    Synonym: 전기선(電氣線) (jeon'giseon)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 全線.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonseon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsŏn
Yale Romanization?censen

Noun

전선 • (jeonseon) (hanja 全線)

  1. whole line (e.g. of a railroad route)
  2. (military) all fronts

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 戰船.

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?jeonseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonseon
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsŏn
Yale Romanization?cēnsen

Noun

전선 • (jeonseon) (hanja 戰船)

  1. (military) warship
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