경쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 競爭, from 競 (“struggle”) + 爭 (“struggle”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑe̞ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)쟁/경(ː)젱]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeongjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏngjaeng
Yale Romanization?	kyēngcayng

Noun

경쟁 • (gyeongjaeng) (hanja 競爭)

1. competition

Derived terms

• 경쟁하다 (gyeongjaenghada, “to compete”)
• 경쟁적 (gyeongjaengjeok, “competitive”)