정부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 政府, from 政 (“law”) + 府 (“village”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋbu]

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• Phonetic hangul: [정부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongbu
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngbu
Yale Romanization?	cengpu

Noun

정부 • (jeongbu) (hanja 政府)

1. national government, particularly the executive branch

   이곳의 정부는 부패하였으니, 저희는 이곳을 탈출하여 떠날 것 입니다.

   igos-ui jeongbu-neun bupaehayeosseuni, jeohui-neun igos-eul talchulhayeo tteonal geot imnida.

   The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

See also

• 국가 (國家, gukga)
• 지방자치단체 (地方自治團體, jibangjachidanche)