여당

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 與黨, from 與 (“to participate”) + 黨 (“political party”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)da̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)당]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yeodang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yeodang
McCune–Reischauer^?	yŏdang
Yale Romanization^?	yētang

Noun

여당 • (yeodang) (hanja 與黨)

(politics) the ruling (government) party
Antonym: 야당(野黨) (yadang, “the opposition party”)
- 1929 July 7, “新(신)規(규)事(사)業(업)은 一(일)切(절)不(불)容(용)認(인)”, in The Chosun Ilbo:
  果(과)然(연) 이 方(방)針(침)에 與(여)黨(당)이 承(승)服(복)할지 안 할지 는 가장 興(흥)味(미) 잇는 바 이다.
  gwayeon i bangchim-e yeodang-i seungbok-halji an halji-neun gajang heungmi inneun ba-ida.
  Whether the ruling party will indeed accept this plan or not is the most interesting part.

Related terms

여야 (與野, yeoya, “the ruling party and the opposition party”)