대전

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 大田.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛd͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [te̞d͡ʑʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Daejeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daejeon
    McCune–Reischauer?Taejŏn
    Yale Romanization?taycen

    Proper noun

    대전 • (Daejeon) (hanja 大田)

    1. Daejeon (a city in South Korea)
      대전 광역시
      daejeon gwang'yeoksi
      Daejeon Metropolitan City

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 帶電.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daejeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daejeon
    McCune–Reischauer?taejŏn
    Yale Romanization?tāycen

    Noun

    대전 • (daejeon) (hanja 帶電)

    1. electrification