전투

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戰鬪, from 戰 (“fight”) + 鬪 (“combat”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ntʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)투]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeontu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeontu
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnt'u
Yale Romanization?cēnthwu

Noun

전투 • (jeontu) (hanja 戰鬪)

  1. battle; fighting
    Synonyms: 싸움 (ssaum), 교전(交戰) (gyojeon), —전(戰) (-jeon, suffix)

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