선전

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 宣傳 (“propaganda”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [선전]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnjŏn
Yale Romanization?	sen.cen

Noun

선전 • (seonjeon) (hanja 宣傳)

1. propaganda (concerted set of messages)

Derived terms

• 선전되다 (seonjeondoeda)
• 선전하다 (seonjeonhada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 善戰, from 善 (“virtuous”) + 戰 (“war, battle”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonjeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonjeon
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnjŏn
Yale Romanization?	sēn.cen

Noun

선전 • (seonjeon) (hanja 善戰)

1. fighting well