반전세

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 半傳貰, from 半 (“half”) + 傳貰 (“jeonse”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹nsʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)전세]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?banjeonse
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?banjeonse
    McCune–Reischauer?panjŏnse
    Yale Romanization?pān.censey

    Noun

    반전세 • (banjeonse) (hanja 半傳貰)

    1. (real estate) banjeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market which is a hybrid between jeonse and wolse, in which the lessee provides the landlord with a smaller lump sum deposit than would be required with jeonse, while agreeing to pay a lower rate of monthly rent than would be required with wolse)
      Coordinate terms: 전세(傳貰) (jeonse), 월세(月貰) (wolse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse), 연세(年貰) (yeonse)

    Descendants

    • → Cantonese: 半傳貰 / 半传贳 (bun3 cyun4 sai3)
    • → English: banjeonse
    • → Japanese: 半伝貰(バンチョンセ) (banchonse)
    • → Mandarin: 半傳貰 / 半传贳 (bànchuánshì)
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