좌파

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 左派.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)pʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)파]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jwapa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwapa
McCune–Reischauer?chwap'a
Yale Romanization?cwā.pha

Noun

좌파 • (jwapa) (hanja 左派)

  1. (politics) left wing; the left
    Antonym: 우파(右派) (upa)
    중도좌파 ― jungdojwapa ― left-of-centre

Derived terms
  • 좌파적(左派的) (jwapajeok)
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