여당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 與黨.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)da̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)당]
  • 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

여당 • (yeodang) (hanja 與黨)

1. (politics) the ruling (government) party

   Antonym: 야당(野黨) (yadang, “the opposition party”)

   • 1929 July 7, “新(신)規(규)事(사)業(업)은 一(일)切(절)不(불)容(용)認(인)”, in The Chosun Ilbo:

     果(과)然(연) 이 方(방)針(침)에 與(여)黨(당)이 承(승)服(복)할지 안 할지는 가장 興(흥)味(미) 잇는 바이다.

     gwayeon i bangchim-e yeodang-i seungbok-halji an halji-neun gajang heungmi inneun ba-ida.

     Whether the ruling party will indeed accept this plan or not is the most interesting part.

Related terms

• 여야 (與野, yeoya, “the ruling party and the opposition party”)