냉전

Korean

Alternative forms

• 랭전 (冷戰, Raengjeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷戰, from 冷 (“cold”) + 戰 (“war”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)전/넹(ː)전]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naengjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naengjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	naengjŏn
Yale Romanization?	nāyngcen

Proper noun

냉전 • (Naengjeon) (hanja 冷戰)

1. Cold War