전쟁

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戰爭 (war).

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?jeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?cēn.cayng

Noun

전쟁 (jeonjaeng) (hanja 戰爭)

  1. war
    전쟁 끝내러 왔다.
    i jeonjaeng-eul kkeunnaereo watda.
    I came to end this war.

Alternative forms