여당

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 與黨.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)da̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeodang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeodang
McCune–Reischauer?yŏdang
Yale Romanization?yētang

Noun

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여당 (yeodang) (hanja 與黨)

  1. (politics) the ruling (government) party
    Antonym: 야당(野黨) (yadang, the opposition party)
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