경쟁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 競爭, from 競 (“struggle”) + 爭 (“struggle”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑɛŋ] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑe̞ŋ]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [경(ː)쟁/경(ː)젱]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongjaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongjaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngjaeng
    Yale Romanization?kyēngcayng

    Noun

    경쟁 • (gyeongjaeng) (hanja 競爭)

    1. competition

    Derived terms

    • 경쟁하다 (gyeongjaenghada, “to compete”)
    • 경쟁적 (gyeongjaengjeok, “competitive”)
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