여야

See also: -여야

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 與野, from 與 (“ruling party”) + 野 (“opposition party”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ja̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)야]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeoya
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeoya
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏya
    Yale Romanization?yē.ya

    Noun

    여야 • (yeoya) (hanja 與野)

    1. (politics) the ruling party and the opposition party
      여야 지도부가 한 곳에 모여 회담을 가졌다.
      Yeoya jidobu-ga han gos-e moyeo hoedam-eul gajeotda.
      The leaders of the ruling party and the opposition party met in one place to have a conference.
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