이전

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 以前, from 以 (“from”) + 前 (“before”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ijeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ijeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ijŏn
Yale Romanization?	īcen

Noun

이전 • (ijeon) (hanja 以前)

1. the time before now; heretofore

   그들은 이전에 눈 속에 놓아둔 측정 장비 몇 점을 찾고 있었다.

   Geudeureun ijeone nun soge noadun cheukjeong jangbi myeot jeomeul chatgo isseotda.

   They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.