전방

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 前方 (“front side”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbang
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnbang
Yale Romanization?cenpang

Noun

전방 • (jeonbang) (hanja 前方)

  1. front side
    Synonym: 앞 (ap)
    Antonym: 후방(後方) (hubang)
    감시소초 전방 해변
    gamsi-socho jeonbang haebyeon
    the coastline in front of the guard post
    4번 카메라의 경우, 전방에 위치한 암석으로 인해 시야가 제한되어 있다.
    Sa-beon kamera-ui gyeong'u, jeonbang-e wichi-han amseog-euro inhae siya-ga jehan-doeeo itda.
    In the case of Camera No. 4, its range of vision is limited due to a rock located in front of it.
  2. (military) frontline
    Antonym: 후방(後方) (hubang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 廛 (“store, shop”) + 房 (“house, room”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)np͈a̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)빵]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonbang
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnpang
Yale Romanization?cēnqpang

Noun

전방 • (jeonbang) (hanja 廛房)

  1. (especially Gyeongsang) shop; (small) store
    Synonym: 가게 (gage)
Alternative forms
  • 점빵 (jeomppang) — pronunciation spelling of Gyeongsang, especially by those ignorant of the Sino-Korean etymology
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