전쟁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戰爭 (“war”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)쟁/전(ː)젱]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonjaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonjaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnjaeng
Yale Romanization?	cēn.cayng

Noun

전쟁 • (jeonjaeng) (hanja 戰爭)

1. war

   이 전쟁을 끝내러 왔다.

   i jeonjaeng-eul kkeunnaereo watda.

   I came to end this war.

   • 1935, Franklin Roosevelt, Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1935

     전쟁과 투쟁은 여전히 세상에 살아 있다.

     jeonjaeng-gwa tujaeng-eun yeojeonhi sesang-e sara itda.

     War and strife still live in the world.

Alternative forms

• 졘쟝 (jenjang) — Yukjin