회색분자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 灰色分子, from 灰色 (grey/gray) + 分子 (faction; element).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwe̞sʰɛk̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [hø̞sʰɛk̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ɸwe̞sʰe̞k̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠] ~ [hø̞sʰe̞k̚p͈uɲd͡ʑa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [///]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hoesaekbunja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hoesaegbunja
    McCune–Reischauer?hoesaekpunja
    Yale Romanization?hoysaykpun.ca

    Noun

    회색분자 • (hoesaekbunja) (hanja 灰色分子)

    1. (politics) a (political or ideological) fence sitter