야당

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 野黨.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)da̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)당]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yadang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yadang
    McCune–Reischauer?yadang
    Yale Romanization?yātang

    Noun

    야당 • (yadang) (hanja 野黨)

    1. (politics) the opposition party
      Antonym: 여당(與黨) (yeodang, “the ruling party”)
    • 여야 (與野, yeoya, “the ruling party and the opposition party”)
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