섭정

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 攝政 (regent).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)p̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seopjeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seobjeong
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏpchŏng
    Yale Romanization?sēpceng

    Noun

    섭정 • (seopjeong) (hanja 攝政)

    1. regent