좌파

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 左派.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)pʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)파]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jwapa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwapa
    McCune–Reischauer?chwap'a
    Yale Romanization?cwā.pha

    Noun

    좌파 • (jwapa) (hanja 左派)

    1. (politics) left wing; the left
      Antonym: 우파(右派) (upa)
      중도좌파 ― jungdojwapa ― left-of-centre

    Derived terms

    • 좌파적(左派的) (jwapajeok)
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