진보

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 進步.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nbo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)보]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jinbo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinbo
    McCune–Reischauer?chinbo
    Yale Romanization?cīnpo

    Noun

    진보 • (jinbo) (hanja 進步)

    1. (politics) progressive
      Antonym: 보수(保守) (bosu, “conservative”)
    2. progress
      Antonym: 퇴보(退步) (toebo, “regress”)

    Derived terms

    • 진보(進步)되다 (jinbodoeda)
    • 진보(進步)하다 (jinbohada)
    • 진보주의(進步主義) (jinbojuui, “progressivism”)
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