선제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先制.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonje
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonje
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnje
Yale Romanization?sēn.cey

Noun

선제 • (seonje) (hanja 先制)

  1. preemptive action; making the first move