서행

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 徐行, from 徐 (“slow”) + 行 (“move”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɦɛŋ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɦe̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)행/서(ː)헹]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seohaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seohaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏhaeng
    Yale Romanization?sēhayng

    Noun

    서행 • (seohaeng) (hanja 徐行)

    1. (of a vehicle) slow moving
      다행히 승용차는 서행하고 있었기에 큰 사고는 없었다.
      Dahaenghi seung'yongcha-neun seohaenghago isseotgi-e keun sago-neun eopseotda.
      Because the car was thankfully moving slowly, there was no major accident.
      홍수로 인해 지하철까지 서행에 들어가다.
      Hongsu-ro inhae jihacheol-kkaji seohaen-g'e deureogada.
      Even the subway train was moving slowly due to the flood.
      학교 앞에서는 자전거도 서행이 필수다.
      Hakgyo ap-eseo-neun jajeon'geo-do seohaen-g'i pilsu-da.
      In front of a school, moving slowly is essential even for bicycles.

    Derived terms

    • 서행하다 (徐行—, seohaenghada)
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