전세

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 傳貰, from 傳 (“transmit”) + 貰 (“loan”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [전세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonse
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnse
Yale Romanization?	censey

Noun

전세 • (jeonse) (hanja 傳貰)

1. (real estate) jeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit)

   Coordinate terms: 월세(月貰) (wolse, “wolse; lease in which rent in paid monthly”), 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse)

Derived terms

• 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse)

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 傳貰／传贳 (cyun⁴ sai³)
• → English: jeonse, chonse, chŏnse, cheonse, jonse, junse
• → Japanese: 伝貰(チョンセ) (chonse)
• → Mandarin: 傳貰／传贳 (chuánshì)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戰 (“war”) + 勢 (“trend”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)세]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonse
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnse
Yale Romanization?	cēnsey

Noun

전세 • (jeonse) (hanja 戰勢)

1. progress of a war