진보

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 進步.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nbo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)보]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinbo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinbo
McCune–Reischauer?chinbo
Yale Romanization?cīnpo

Noun

진보 • (jinbo) (hanja 進步)

  1. (politics) progressive
    Antonym: 보수(保守) (bosu, “conservative”)
  2. progress
    Antonym: 퇴보(退步) (toebo, “regress”)

Derived terms
  • 진보(進步)하다 (jinbohada)
  • 진보(進步)되다 (jinbodoeda)
  • 진보주의(進步主義) (jinbojuui, “progressivism”)
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