발전

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [발쩐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baljeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baljeon
McCune–Reischauer?	palchŏn
Yale Romanization?	palqcen

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 發展 (“development”)

Noun

발전 • (baljeon) (hanja 發展)

1. development; growth

Derived terms

• 발전하다 (發展하다, baljeonhada, “to develop, to grow”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 發電

Noun

발전 • (baljeon) (hanja 發電)

1. power generation