정예

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 精銳.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeong'ye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeong'ye
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngye
Yale Romanization?	cengyey

Noun

정예 • (jeong'ye) (hanja 精銳)

1. being crack; being elite

Derived terms

• 정예(精銳)하다 (jeong'yehada)