양원제

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 兩院制, from (two) + (houses) + (system).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ŋwʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yang'wonje
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yang'wonje
    McCune–Reischauer?yangwŏnje
    Yale Romanization?yāngwen.cey

    Noun

    양원제 • (yang'wonje) (hanja 兩院制)

    1. (politics) bicameralism