정부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 政府, from 政 (“politics”) + 府 (“document repository; warehouse”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋbu]
      • Audio:(file)
    • Phonetic hangul: [정부]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeongbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongbu
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏngbu
    Yale Romanization?cengpu

    Noun

    정부 • (jeongbu) (hanja 政府)

    1. national government, particularly the executive branch
      이곳의 정부는 부패하였으니, 저희는 이곳을 탈출하여 떠날 것 입니다.
      Igos-ui jeongbu-neun bupaehayeosseuni, jeohui-neun igos-eul talchulhayeo tteonal geot imnida.
      The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

    See also

    • 국가 (國家, gukga)
    • 지방자치단체 (地方自治團體, jibangjachidanche)
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