전이

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 轉移.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ni]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeoni
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeon'i
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏni
    Yale Romanization?cēn.i

    Noun

    전이 • (jeoni) (hanja 轉移)

    1. transition
    2. (medicine) metastasis
      단백질폐암세포 증식 전이 조절 기전
      i danbaekjir-ui pyeamsepo jeungsik mit jeoni jojeol gijeon
      the regulatory mechanism of this protein on the proliferation and metastasis of lung cancer cells