여야

See also: -여야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 與野, from 與 (“ruling party”) + 野 (“opposition party”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ja̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여(ː)야]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeoya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeoya
McCune–Reischauer?yŏya
Yale Romanization?yē.ya

Noun

여야 • (yeoya) (hanja 與野)

  1. (politics) the ruling party and the opposition party
    여야 지도부가 한 곳에 모여 회담을 가졌다.
    Yeoya jidobu-ga han gos-e moyeo hoedam-eul gajeotda.
    The leaders of the ruling party and the opposition party met in one place to have a conference.
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