좌파

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 左派.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)pʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwapa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwapa
McCune–Reischauer?chwap'a
Yale Romanization?cwā.pha

Noun

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좌파 (jwapa) (hanja 左派)

  1. (politics) left wing; the left
    Antonym: 우파(右派) (upa)
    중도좌파jungdojwapaleft-of-centre

Derived terms

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